2022年11月17日 · Endophthalmitis refers to serious inflammation and infection of the fluids within your eye. This condition, while not common, can threaten your sight, so you need to get immediate medical help. Call your provider if you have pain after eye surgery or an eye injury that keeps getting worse and not better. What is endophthalmitis?

2025年2月10日 · Endophthalmitis is an infection of the tissues or fluids inside the eyeball. It is a medical emergency. Although rare, endophthalmitis can cause permanent vision loss if not treated quickly.

Endophthalmitis is a purulent inflammation of the intraocular fluids (vitreous and aqueous), usually due to infection. It is a serious intraocular inflammatory disorder resulting from infection of the vitreous cavity. Progressive vitritis is the hallmark of any form of endophthalmitis.

2020年11月15日 · Endophthalmitis is one of the most serious ophthalmic emergencies which require urgent medical attention and treatment to save the vision or to salvage the integrity of the eye. Depending on the infectious agent producing endophthalmitis, two important categories are recognized, bacterial and fungal endophthalmitis.

2018年9月18日 · Endophthalmitis, pronounced “end-opf-THAL-mi-tis, is the term used to describe severe inflammation inside the eye. Inflammation is caused by an infection. It may occur with certain types of eye...

Endophthalmitis, or endophthalmia, is inflammation of the interior cavity of the eye, usually caused by an infection. It is a possible complication of all intraocular surgeries, particularly cataract surgery, and can result in loss of vision or loss of the eye itself. [ 1 ] .

2016年6月1日 · Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is an uncommon intraocular infection with potentially devastating visual consequences. An endogenous source is responsible for roughly 2% to 8% of all endophthalmitis. 1 Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential to obtain the best visual outcomes.

Endophthalmitis is a rare but sight-threatening complication that can occur after ocular surgery or trauma or as a consequence of systemic infection. To optimize visual outcome, early diagnosis and treatment are essential.

Systemic antibiotics for endogenous endophthalmitis (rare cause) Systemic antibiotics for other etiologies is controversial Antibiotic prophylaxis in Globe Rupture reduces incidence of endophthalmitis to <1%

Endophthalmitis means bacterial or fungal infection inside the eye involving the vitreous and/or aqueous humors. Most cases are exogenous and occur after eye surgery, after penetrating ocular trauma, or as an extension of corneal infection.