Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Clinical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Research Article
Clinical Evaluation of Endophthalmitis in Patients referred to Khatam al-Anbia Hospital
Author(s): Nahid Hatami*
Background: The clinical symptoms, causative causes, microbiological results and vision of patients with
endophthalmitis referred to Khatam al-Anbia hospital in Mashhad were investigated in this study.
Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, all data of patients with definitive diagnosis of infectious
endophthalmitis in the Infection Control Committee of Khatam al-Anbia hospital were recorded from January 2016
to June 2016. The findings were analyzed using SPSS version 22.
Results: At present study, 182 patients with endophthalmitis were studied, of which 60 (33%) were male and 122
(67%) were female. There was significant difference between the two groups (men and women) in terms of the type of
endophthalmitis (p<0.05). Eighty eight patients (78.6%) had no endophthalmitis related risk factors.. View More»
DOI:
DOI: 10.35248/2155-9570.22.13.929