Metastasis to the eye can involve the choroid (90%), ciliary body (2%), iris (8%), and retina, optic disc, vitreous, and/or lens capsule (<1-4%). The mean number of uveal metastasis per eye (1.7), mean tumour base (11.
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January 2023
Purpose: The authors present a case of a 60-year-old Indian female presented with sudden loss of vision in the right eye three days after an uneventful cataract surgery which revealed a rare organism and which was treated successfully.
Methods: She was diagnosed with acute postoperative endophthalmitis with fulminant disease and on further work up, culture showed Morganella morganii (gram negative bacilli).
Results: She was successfully treated with intravitreal imipenem, dexamethasone and vitrectomy.