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Prophylactic practices may have no bearing on incidence of endophthalmitis

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PERTH, Australia – Changes in surgical techniques and prophylaxis use over the course of 19 years have done little to affect the overall incidence of endophthalmitis, according to the first report of the Endophthalmitis Population Study of Western Australia.

Nigel Morlet and others analyzed data from the records of 698 cases that were potential instances of endophthalmitis from 1980 to 1999. Among those, 188 confirmed cases were identified.

Endophthalmitis occurred on average in 1 of 500 surgical cases. The incidence fluctuated over time and varied with the location of the surgery, the study authors noted.

The study is published in the May issue of British Journal of Ophthalmology.