AIM: To study the infective endophthalmitis after multitudinous cataract surgeries in the Restoring Eye Sight, Assisting the Poor Project and to discuss the methods for prevention and treatment of this complication.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on cataract surgeries underwent in Mobile Eye Treatment Centre of Shaanxi province(Sight Care No.1)during past 15 years from 1996 to 2011.

RESULTS: Among 30 312 cases underwent cataract surgery, 9 cases(0.03%)suffered infective endophthalmitis. After the treatment, the visions of 7 patients were recovered to varying degrees, and enucleation was performed in 2 cases.

CONCLUSION: It is necessary for surgeons to examine patients carefully, strictly master the surgery indications, pay attention to the sterilization, regulate perioperative treatment, and improve surgical skills. When infective endophthalmitis is once occurred, it should be treated immediately. To apply antibiotic and cortisol therapy into vitreous and vitrectomy as soon as the endophthalmitis is diagnosed, the vision can be recovered.