Endophthalmitis - A Care with Hygiene and Sterilization of Materials in Surgical Procedures, in Order to Avoid this Inflammatory Process

The goal of this work is to increase nursing care in the handling and processing of ophthalmic materials, therefore lowering the risk of endophthalmitis following surgical operations. Enophthalmitis is the word used to describe a condition characterized by inflammation restricted within the eyeball that is caused by bacterial infections, which is one of the most dreaded consequences after invasive ocular surgeries. This is an integrative review clearly and concisely structured, based on fundamental studies and definitions so that it is possible to assimilate the subject to be addressed, with the central objective of nursing care in the processing of ophthalmic materials, in order fo reduce cases of eye infection. Favorable surgical procedures, including infection avoidance, are the foundation for favorable postoperative outcomes. Health Conclusion- The solution of the article is to focus nursing's attention, directing a fresh view to the issue discussed, and arousing more interest in ophthalmology, which is underappreciated by nursing.