Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 432-434, February 2005

Meningococcal septicemia presenting as bilateral endophthalmitis

From the Department of Ophthalmology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland

Accepted 21 May 2004.

We present a patient with bilateral endophthalmitis as the presenting sign of meningococcal septicemia. Systematic examination and vitreous tap conclusively identified the microbe, and appropriate treatment was administered, with good recovery of vision.

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 None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00700-X

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.044

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 432-434, February 2005

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