Is topical antibiotic use necessary to prevent surgical site infection following oculoplastic surgery?

Purpose: To assess whether oculoplastic surgeries can be performed without any topical and systemic antibiotics, in a "100% antibiotic free" fashion.

Method: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study between November 2017 and December 2022. Patients who underwent an oculoplastic procedure were screened.

[Orbital cellulitis and endophthalmitis after cataract surgery].

Orbital cellulitis with endophthalmitis is an extremely uncommon complication following ocular surgery. We report the case of 38 year-old man who developed orbital cellulitis and endophthalmitis after extracapsular extraction and posterior chamber implant placement for cataract secondary to radiotherapy. Phacoextraction was performed under general anaesthesia and was uneventful.