American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 716-725.e1 , November 2010

Multicenter Survey with a Systematic Overview of Acute-Onset Endophthalmitis after Transconjunctival Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery

  • Yusuke Oshima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Yusuke Oshima, Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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  • Kazuaki Kadonosono

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
    • ,
  • Hidetaka Yamaji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Makoto Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Kyorin Eye Center, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Munenori Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
    • ,
  • Hideya Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Nagata Eye Clinic, Nara, Japan
    • ,
  • Masahito Ohji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
    • ,
  • Fumio Shiraga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshimitsu Hamasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Statistics, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
    • ,
  • Japan Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery Study Group

,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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 Members of the Japan Microincision Vitrectomy Surgery Study Group participating in this study appear in Appendix.

PII: S0002-9394(10)00404-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.06.002

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 716-725.e1 , November 2010

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