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Endophthalmitis complicating penetrating ocular injury generally has a worse visual prognosis than does postsurgical endophthalmitis.' 2 Several factors may account for the differences in final visual acuities between these groups, such as the virulence of the infecting organisms, the severity of any associated ocular trauma, and the rapidity of diagnosis and institution of appropriate therapy. ' The use of intravitreal antibiotics and vitrectomy has improved success rates in the treatment of experimental and clinical endophthalmitis in selected cases.' To understand better the factors affecting the prognosis of traumatic versus postoperative endophthalmitis we retrospectively reviewed 50 consecutive cases of exogenous endophthalmitis. Subjects and methodsThis study included 50 consecutive cases of exogenous endophthalmitis that had presented to the

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