Fig. 49. Two cases of fungal endophthalmitis following cataract extraction. This is a case of extracapsular cataract extraction in which phacoemulsification was not used. The eye became inflamed 2 months after the procedure and was enucleated 2 weeks later. Multiple fungal abscesses (a) are present in the anterior vitreous. Inset 1 is characteristic of the presentation of fungal endophthalmitis with a well-defined anterior chamber infiltrate associated with minimal signs of inflammation. Inset 2 is illustrative of advanced tissue destruction associated with the inflammatory reaction to fungal organisms.