The patients had a bacterial eye infection known as endophthalmitis.
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Other forms of disease can rarely be seen, like osteomyelitis, endophthalmitis and urethritis.
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One of the main factors in differentiating TASS from an infectious endophthalmitis is the rapid onset.
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Hypopyon can be present in endophthalmitis and should be looked for on examination by a slit lamp.
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Acute postoperative endophthalmitis caused by " S . lugdunensis " is infrequently reported in clinical studies.
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He was a pioneer of aseptic ophthalmic surgery involving efforts for prevention of surgical complications such as endophthalmitis.
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Endophthalmitis is usually accompanied by severe pain, loss of vision, and redness of the conjunctiva and the underlying episclera.
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It is important to differentiate sterile postoperative inflammation from infectious endophthalmitis as the evaluation and treatment of these patients are markedly different.
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Given the severity of the endophthalmitis, though bacteria were sensitive to intravitreal antibiotics, pars plana vitrectomy was needed in four cases.
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"P . acnes " has also been found in corneal ulcers, and is a common cause of chronic endophthalmitis following cataract surgery.