Postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery is more than 17% more likely in patients with diabetes, while posterior capsule rupture during surgery is more than three times as likely, according to a review.
The data also linked significantly lower postoperative endophthalmitis risk, with or without diabetes, to the use of postoperative intracameral and topical antibiotics.
Postoperative endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications of cataract surgery and “can lead to severe visual impairment or even blindness,” Kai-Yang Chen, of the School of Medicine at Taipei