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Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis caused by yeast. A 34-year-old HIV-positive woman presented with 20/25 vision in the left eye. Fundoscopic examination demonstrated a focal yellow retinal lesion inferotemporal to the optic nerve in the left eye. The patient underwent vitreous paracentesis in the left eye with cultures growing Candida albicans. The patient received three intravitreal injections of amphotericin B. Visual acuity on final follow-up was 20/25.
