Effectiveness of intracameral cefuroxime in preventing endophthalmitis after cataract surgery Ten-year comparative study.

Purpose: To determine the differences in the endophthalmitis rates in cataract surgery before and after prophylactic use of intracameral cefuroxime.

Setting: University Hospital Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.

Methods: This prospective study evaluated patients who had cataract surgery at a university eye center over a 10-year period (1999 to 2008).