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Endophthalmitis (Bacterial) |
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Most cases of endophthalmitis are caused by bacterial infection after trauma or surgery. This image shows a patient after cataract surgery and shows the intense conjunctival hyperemia and anterior chamber inflammation (with hypopyon) characteristic of bacterial endophthalmitis.
Image courtesy of Ophthalmic Clinic of the Health Center of the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, via the Online Journal of Ophthalmology (www.onjoph.com).