Fungal endophthalmitis (FE) is endophthalmitis caused by any of a wide variety of fungal pathogens. Generally, endophthalmitis is an inflammation of the anterior chamber and vitreous (the substance that composes most of the posterior chamber) of the eye and can spread to the retina (the layer of the eye contiguous to the vitreous) and the choroid (the layer behind the retina) (Wu).
Causes
In FE, the fungal infection may be either endogenous, i.e., spread from some other site of fungal infection in the body) or, more commonly, exogenous (acquired directly from outside the body, such as by trauma or at the ...
