AIM To estimate risk of infectious endophthalmitis after cataract extraction in Denmark and to compare results with the risk of this complication in the USA. METHODS In the national Danish administrative hospital register, 19,426 patients were identified who underwent first eye cataract surgery from 1985 to 1987 and who were 50 years of age or older. Of these, 61 patients had postoperative en...

AIM To study the incidence of endophthalmitis following cataract surgery over a 10 year period, and to examine ways in which this may be related to changes in surgical technique. METHODS All cases of endophthalmitis occurring over a 10 year period within a single ophthalmic unit in the United Kingdom were reviewed, and possible risk factors identified. RESULTS During the study period, as th...

Beta-hemolysin production is a variable trait of the Lancefield group D streptococcus, Enterococcus faecalis. The E. faecalis hemolysin is encoded by large transmissible plasmids. The variable nature of this putative virulence factor provided an ideal system for testing its contribution in experimental endophthalmitis. In this study, isogenic E. faecalis strains were compared to determine wheth...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether there was a different response to vitrectomy and tap/biopsy with or without systemic antibiotic treatment in the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study and whether the signs and symptoms of endophthalmitis differ between diabetic and nondiabetic patients. DESIGN A multicenter clinical trial in which patients with acute post-cataract extraction endophthalmitis were ra...

Endophthalmitis is a severe form of intraocular inflammation which caused by bacteria or fungi. It medical emergency with an imminent threat to vision and permanent structural functional complications. The condition affects the anterior posterior segments eye. may be either exogenous – following penetrating trauma surgery, endogenous, in pathogens enter eye hematogenous. diagnosis based on clin...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper was to describe the use of r-TPA for fibrin clot dissolution following endophthalmitis. CLINICAL PICTURE A 74-year-old man presented with painful loss of vision following routine uncomplicated cataract surgery. TREATMENT He underwent standard treatment for postoperative endophthalmitis but despite this, developed a dense fibrin clot. He underwent further i...

BACKGROUND To investigate clinical features of infectious endophthalmitis over five years in a South Korean population. METHODS Medical records of consecutive patients diagnosed with infectious endophthalmitis at eight institutions located in Gyeongsangnam-do and Pusan city between January 1, 2004 and July 31, 2010 were reviewed. RESULTS A total of 197 patients were diagnosed and treated. A...

BACKGROUND To compare the related factors or manifestations of the two most common isolates of post-operative endophthalmitis, which were Enterococcus spp. and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) in South Korea. METHODS Medical records were reviewed for cases of post-operative endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus spp. and CNS at eight institutions between January 2004 and July 2010. Vari...

Endophthalmitis is an uncommon diagnosis but can have devastating visual outcomes. Endophthalmitis may be endogenous or exogenous. Exogenous endophthalmitis is caused by introduction of pathogens through mechanisms such as ocular surgery, open-globe trauma, and intravitreal injections. Endogenous endophthalmitis occurs as a result of hematogenous spread of bacteria or fungi into the eye. These ...

Members of the genus Enterobacter are commensal organisms of the gastrointestinal tract and are considered pathogenic only for patients with lowered resistance to infection (e.g., chronic infection, cancer, or diabetes mellitus) or those with impaired immunity (congenital, acquired, or impaired immunity secondary to therapy). We report on four cases of endophthalmitis caused by Enterobacter clo...