Abstract
The autors presented two typical cases of patients who were infected with Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) after intraocular lens implantation. The patients were treated successfully by the removal of the intraocular lens and the residual lens capsule, and the administration of intravitreal vacomycin. The histopathology illustrated numerous prokaryote bacilli surrounding the lens material without inflammatory reaction. The thickened bacterial cell wall structure may relate to the resistance of P. acnes killing and degradation by the host neutrophils and macrophages. Complete removal of the lens material which may sequester the bacterial growth in the eye is important to eradicate P. acnes endophthalmitis.
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