Incidence and outcomes evaluation of endophthalmitis management after phacoemulsification and 3-piece silicone intraocular lens implantation over 6 years in a single eye unit

In this first single-center study to report incidence of endophthalmitis following phacoemulsification and silicone IOL implantations alone, the incidence of endophthalmitis was significantly higher with silicone polypropylene IOLs than with silicone PMMA IOLs and the overall incidence of endophthalmitis following phacoemulsification surgery was higher than most of the published data.