Endophthalmitis at Johannesburg academic hospitals: A descriptive study

Endophthalmitis remains the most dreaded complication of any intraocular procedure. Clinical symptoms include pain, redness and vision loss. The signs associated with endophthalmitis may vary according to severity. These signs are eyelid swelling, chemosis, conjunctival injection, relative afferent pupillary defect and vitritis. Toxins produced by the infecting bacteria and the host inflammatory response cause rapid and irreversible photoreceptor damage and ongoing effects can continue long after the ocular contents have been...