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Arch Ophthalmol. 1998;116:1533-1534.

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Bacterial endophthalmitis is a rare ocular disease that often has a poor visual outcome. The investigators for the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study have developed guidelines for treatment of patients with endophthalmitis in addition to reporting prognostic indicators. Although visual acuity at the time of evaluation was the best predictor of final visual outcome, microbiological factors seem to play an important predictive role.¹ Patients with endophthalmitis related to gram-negative organisms fared considerably worse compared with cases associated with gram-positive organisms.

We report a case of gram-negative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery induced by Chryseomonas indologen. To our knowledge, this description represents the first reported case of endophthalmitis caused by this organism.

Report of a Case

A healthy 92-year-old white man underwent phacoemulsification of a cataract of the left eye, during which a dehiscence of the posterior capsule and posterior displacement of lens material occurred. An anterior vitrectomy was performed and a posterior chamber intraocular lens was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author: Tom S. Chang, MD, FRCSC, Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, 2550 Willow St, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 3N9.