ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE To observe the infection after ophthalmic operation in 276 patients with AIDS.METHODS This trial involved 276 patients(276 eyes) with AIDS.They were divided into 2 groups according to surgical sites:112 patients(112 eyes) were in the first group who were undergone eyelid or conjunctival operation and 164 patients(164 eyes) were in the second group who were undergone cataract or glaucoma operation.There were 325 patients(325 eyes) who did not suffered with AIDS in the control group: 130 patients(130 eyes) were in the third group who were undergone eyelid or conjunctival operation and 195 patients(195 eyes) were in the fourth group who were undergone cataract or glaucoma operation.The infections were observed after operation.RESULTS There were 30 cases(26.79%),8 cases(4.88%),12 cases(9.23%) and 8 cases(4.10%) suffered with infection after operation in four groups respectively.There were 38 infected cases(13.77%) in patients with AIDS and more than that in patients who did not suffered with AIDS(20 cases and 6.15% ?2=9.07,P