Anterior chamber fluid cultures following phacoemulsification and posterior chamber lens implantation.
Gimbel H, Sun R, DeBroff B, Yang H. Anterior chamber fluid cultures following phacoemulsification and posterior chamber lens implantation. Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers And Imaging Retina 1996, 27: 121-6. PMID: 8640434, DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-19960201-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraocular lens implantationAnterior chamber fluidLens implantationIntracameral antibioticsChamber fluidPositive culturesPosterior chamber lens implantationEnd of surgeryPositive culture rateIntracameral gentamicinProspective studyAnterior chamberCataract surgeryCataract extractionFluid cultureCulture rateControl groupPhacoemulsificationIrrigating solutionGentamicinSignificant differencesPatientsSurgeryAntibioticsImplantation