PURPOSE: To study the possible association between clear corneal incision with or without placement of a suture during @entity231 extraction and @entity86 . DESIGN: Retrospective, comparative, case-controlled study. METHODS: Thirty-eight @entity1 treated for culture-positive, acute post- @entity231 surgery @entity3225 , and 371 randomly selected control @entity1 who underwent uncomplicated @entity231 surgery in the referring community were studied. Incision type and use of suture during @entity231 surgery of @entity3225 @entity1 were compared with the controls. The data were analyzed using logistic regression methods. RESULTS: Of the 38 @entity1 with @entity3225 , 17 @entity1 (45%) had clear corneal incisions and 21 @entity1 (55%) had a scleral tunnel incision. In 371 controls, 76 @entity1 (20%) had clear corneal incisions and 295 @entity1 (80%) had scleral tunnel incisions. Clear corneal incision was associated with a threefold greater risk of @entity3225 than was scleral tunnel incision (Odds Ratio, 3.36, 95% Confidence Interval = 1.67 to 6.78). The type of incision was significant (chi(2) = 11.53, P =.0007); a clear corneal incision was more frequently associated with @entity3225 . A subgroup analysis revealed that the presence or absence of a suture was not significant (chi(2) = 1.31, P =.2524). CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective, case-controlled study, clear corneal incisions were found to be a statistically significant risk factor for acute post- @entity231 surgery @entity3225 when compared with scleral tunnel incisions.

Case-control study of XXXX after @entity231 surgery comparing scleral tunnel and clear corneal wounds.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3225 :: ('MESH:D009877', 'Disease') :: ['endophthalmitis'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative endophthalmitis'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract']
@entity3225 :: (MESH:D009877,Disease) :: ['endophthalmitis']
