Fig. 2

Fundus photograph of a 78-year-old male (a) with a yellow white mass in the temporal paramacular region with some superficial hemorrhages suggestive of a choroidal abscess. The patient was diagnosed with Nocardia endophthalmitis based on retinal aspirates (d, e). b Fundus photograph taken at 3 weeks following intravenous trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy. There was a marked resolution of the lesion and improvement in media clarity at month 3 (c). d Hematoxylin-eosin staining (×20) of the retinal aspirate. e Gram-positive branching rods of Nocardia species (×40)