Abstract
Asia is one of the most populous continents with a diversity of countries ranging from developing countries like India, Myanmar, and China with a reliance on agricultural economy to developed countries like Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Infectious endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection that results from the introduction of an infectious pathogen into the eye. Acute endophthalmitis is a potentially blinding condition, and prompt recognition and management are critical as this affects the eventual visual outcome. The cause of endophthalmitis is predominantly bacterial or fungal infection, from direct inoculation (exogenous endophthalmitis) as a complication of ocular surgery or trauma through an infected cornea or spread via the bloodstream from a distal source (endogenous endophthalmitis) such as a pyogenic liver abscess or endocarditis. In this chapter, we will review studies on exogenous and endogenous endophthalmitis that highlight the perspective of Asian populations.
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