Abstract:Purpose: We present a case of endogenous endophthalmitis in which the patient presented with an overall clinical picture suggestive of bacterial endophthalmitis but was subsequently found to have Candida endophthalmitis. Case summary: A 50-year-old man with hepatic encephalopathy and alcoholic liver cirrhosis who was treated in gastroenterology presented with reduced vision in both eyes. Indirect ophthalmoscopy showed bilateral massive submacular abscesses and surrounding retinal hemorrhage. In view of the ini… Show more
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