Table 2.

Cases of Postoperative Endophthalmitis within 4 Weeks after Cataract Surgery Diagnosed with or without Supporting Clinical Findings

		Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery and Unilateral Surgery
Diagnosis	Eye	Unilateral Surgery (n = 1 712 590)	Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (n = 3 695 440)	Total (n = 5 408 030)	Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (n = 165 609)	Total (n = 5 573 639)
Endophthalmitis diagnosis	Either eye*	1311 (0.077)	2276 (0.062)	3587 (0.066)	116 (0.070)	3703 (0.066)
	First eye	1311 (0.077)	690 (0.019)	2001 (0.037)	55 (0.033)	2056 (0.037)
	Second eye†	—	1623 (0.044)	1623 (0.044)	64 (0.039)	1687 (0.044)
	Both eyes†	—	37 (0.001)	37 (0.001)	3 (0.002)	40 (0.001)
Diagnosis with supporting clinical findings	Either eye*	1118 (0.065)	1886 (0.051)	3004 (0.056)	98 (0.059)	3102 (0.056)
	First eye	1118 (0.065)	524 (0.014)	1642 (0.030)	44 (0.027)	1686 (0.030)
	Second eye†	—	1369 (0.037)	1369 (0.037)	54 (0.033)	1423 (0.037)
	Both eyes†	—	7 (0.0002)	7 (0.0001)	0 (0.0)	7 (0.0001)

— = not applicable.

Data are presented as no. (%).

^*Patients demonstrated postoperative endophthalmitis in either the first or second surgery eye, or both.

^†Percentages taken from the number of participants who underwent bilateral cataract surgery (n = 3 695 440, n = 165 609, and n = 3 861 049).