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ABSTRACT
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. A review of literature was conducted to identify and discuss additional reports on similar cases. As per PubMed search with keywords “Morganella morganii endophthalmitis” this is the best achieved visual outcome to date in a case of acute post-operative Morganella morganii endophthalmitis. Conclusion: Intravitreal imipenem can be considered to treat Morganella morganii endophthalmitis. Aggressive treatment in these patients can help in improving visual outcome.
Key message
In case of Morganella morganii endophthalmitis intravitreal imipenem can be used.
Aggressive and early treatment can improve visual outcomes in a case of fulminant endophthalmitis due to Morganella morganii.
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