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Figure 1 .
Fundus photograph on hospital day 4. Left eye exhibits subretinal exudative material detaching two thirds of the retina. The arrow indicates the optic disc.
Figure 2 .
Histological sections of evisceration specimen. (A) Haematoxylin and eosin stain (×40) reveals coagulative necrosis of the inner retina. Arrow indicates outer nuclear layer. Asterisk indicates subretinal exudate with virtually no inflammatory cells. (B) Gram stain (×40) shows numerous Gram positive cocci in clusters and individually in the inner retina (arrow) and the subretinal space.