- An infection after cataract surgery is usually caused by bacteria. The main causes of these types of infections are staph bacteria or strep bacteria. Both live on the skin.
- Normally, there is very little pain after cataract surgery. In endophthalmitis, the eye begins to hurt. This pain might be related to sensitivity to light.
- A sudden sensitivity to light can be a sign of infection after cataract surgery. The inflammation associated with the infection can cause this sensitivity.
- With modern cataract surgery, vision generally improves within a few days after the surgery, but in endophthalmitis, the vision starts to get worse.
- In endophthalmitis, particles of cells or clumps of bacteria fill the jelly in the back of the eye. The patient often can see these particles "floating" around in the eye.
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