Dun Chen

Endophthalmitis Rates among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Cataract Surgery between 2011 and 2019.

The overall 90-day postoperative endophthalmitis rate after cataract surgery was 1.36 per 1000 cataract surgeries between 2011 and 2019. Patient age, gender, race, and CCI were associated with risk of endophthalmitis.

Trends, Factors, and Outcomes Associated with Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Overall use of ISBCS among Medicare beneficiaries remained low over the past decade, although rates of endophthalmitis and CME were comparable to DSBCS.

Geographic Distribution of US Ophthalmic Surgical Subspecialists.

This cross-sectional study between 2012 and 2022 identified higher proportions of rural patients compared with rural surgeons.

Early Endophthalmitis Incidence and Risk Factors after Glaucoma Surgery in the Medicare Population from 2016 to 2019.

Compared with cataract surgery, early endophthalmitis incidence was higher for both glaucoma and combined cataract/glaucoma surgeries, with the highest incidence among tube shunts.

Endophthalmitis rates and risk factors following intraocular surgeries in the medicare population from 2016 to 2019.

Postoperative endophthalmitis rate after intraocular surgeries was 0.09% between 2016 and 2019 for Medicare beneficiaries.