American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 930-932 , May 2005

Staphylococcus hominis Endophthalmitis Associated With a Capsular Hypopyon

,Accepted 21 October 2004.

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 Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York.

PII: S0002-9394(04)01357-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.060

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 930-932 , May 2005