FIG. 4.

Histological analysis of experimental E. faecalis (A) and S. aureus (B) endophthalmitis. (A) E. faecalis adhering to the anterior hyaloid membrane at 24 h postinfection. Brown & Hopps tissue Gram’s stain; magnification, ×1,000. AHM, anterior hyaloid membrane; VC, vitreous chamber; Ef, E. faecalis. (B) Clusters of inflammatory cells in the vitreous during S. aureus endophthalmitis (48 h). Hematoxylin-and-eosin stain; magnification, ×400. VC, vitreous chamber; SaA, staphylococcal abscess; ic, inflammatory cells.