Table 1.
Potential 45 risk factors for endophthalmitis following cataract surgery were identified in the initial review.
Figure 1.
Flow diagram showing the selection process for inclusion of studies in the meta-analysis.
CI = confidence interval.
Table 2.
Summary of the included studies evaluating risk factors and the association with acute endophthalmitis following cataract surgery.
Table 3.
Summary results from the meta-analysis.
Figure 2.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis and by age (≥85 years vs.<85 years).
Figure 3.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by gender (male vs. female).
Figure 4.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by extra- or intracapsular cataract extraction (vs. phacoemulsification).
Figure 5.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by a clear corneal incision (vs. sclerocorneal incision or scleral tunnel incision).
Figure 6.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by without intracameral cefazolin.
Figure 7.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by without intracameral cefuroxime.
Figure 8.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by posterior capsular rupture.
Figure 9.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by silicone based IOLs (compared with PMMA or acrylic IOLs).
Figure 10.
Pooled odds ratio for acute endophthalmitis by intraoperative complications.