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INCIDENCE OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER INTRA-OPERATIVE MOXIFLOXACIN INJECTION IN THE CAPSULAR BAG, BEHIND THE INTRA OCULAR LENS, IN PHACOEMULSIFICATION. A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

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Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intracapsular moxifloxacin injection at the end
of phacoemulsification as a prophylactic measure against early and late endophthalmitis.
Setting: private eye center, eye Care, Cairo, Egypt. Methods: This is a retrospective clinical
registry-based study. Data was collected from patients who had phacoemulsification within
the capsular bag injection of moxifloxacin at the end of surgery. 0.2 ml of moxifloxacin 0.5%
ophthalmic solution was injected into the bag by placing the tip of the cannula under the
capsulorhexis edge and directing the drug behind the IOL. Results: Data were collected from
EMR for 10919 eyes, that underwent phacoemulsification and in the bag moxifloxacin injection
between January 2015 and August 2022, 4 cases of early endophthalmitis were reported with an
incidence of 0.03%, no cases of late-endophthalmitis, and no cases of toxicity. Conclusion:
Intracapsular moxifloxacin injection at the end of phacoemulsification is a safe effective
prophylactic measure against endophthalmitis.

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10.21608/ejco.2022.280977

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Endophthalmitis, Moxifloxacin, Phacoemulsification

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Mostafa,

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Ophthalmology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Univ., Egypt

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Sameh,

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Ophthalmology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Univ., Egypt,

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Altak,

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Sheikh Khalifa Medical City - Ajman (SKMCA), UAE

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Marrie,

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Ophthalmology dept., Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Univ., Egypt

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5

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2

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39047

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2022-12-01

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2022-11-29

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2022-12-01

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145

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149

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2537-0502

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2537-0944

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EJCO_Volume 5_Issue 2_Pages 145-149.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology

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INCIDENCE OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER INTRA-OPERATIVE MOXIFLOXACIN INJECTION IN THE CAPSULAR BAG, BEHIND THE INTRA OCULAR LENS, IN PHACOEMULSIFICATION. A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

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23 Jan 2023