A 65-year-old male patient received intravitreal bevacizumab for age-related macular degeneration. On the first day, he presented with ocular pain, corneal stromal infiltration and dense vitritis. Prompt intravitreal vancomycin and ceftazidime were injected after sampling. Widespread gram-positive cocci were seen on microscopy after staining the vitreous sample. No significant improvement took place the following day and the cornea was completely opacified. The patient underwent an early vitrectomy combined with penetrating keratoplasty. Culture grew Streptococcus salivarius. Postoperative visual acuity was hand motions and the retina was attached.
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