ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS

Course overview

ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS IS A RARE AND DREADED OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY THAT USUALLY RESULTS IN VISION-THREATENING SEQUELAE. THE DIAGNOSIS IS OFTEN A CHALLENGE FOR ALL OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND VITREORETINAL SURGEONS AND IS GENERALLY SECONDARY TO UNDERLYING SECONDARY SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY. IN A FEW CASES, SOMETIMES THE CAUSE MAY NOT BE IDENTIFIED. IT CAN MANIFEST AT ANY AGE AND HAS VARIED PREDISPOSING RISK FACTORS. THE ETIOLOGY IS MULTIFACTORIAL WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF MICROORGANISMS. MEDICAL OR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT DEPENDS ON THE MANIFESTATION AND SEVERITY OF THE PATHOLOGY. PROMPT DIAGNOSIS, METICULOUS MANAGEMENT, AND REGULAR FOLLOW-UP ARE MANDATED FOR MANAGING THIS SERIOUS ENTITY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE RISK FACTORS, ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS USED BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.