Primary evisceration for neonatal endogenous endophthalmitis: A report of two cases

PURPOSE: To present two cases of neonatal endophthalmitis with poor prognosis that were managed with primary evisceration. OBSERVATIONS: Case 1 is a 27-weeks’ gestation neonate who developed Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis complicated by globe rupture. Case 2 describes a 34-weeks’ gestation neonate with Serratia marcescens endophthalmitis. Both patients had poor prognosis and thus underwent primary evisceration with good long-term cosmetic outcomes at 15 years and 17 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: Primary evisceration should be considered in neonates with endophthalmitis with a poor prognosis and can result in good long-term cosmesis.