TGFA and endophthalmitis: There was additionally elevated expression of 4 Growth factors including FGF2 (p = 0.000), TGFα (p = 0.000), GCSF (p = 0.000), PDGFAB.BB (p = 0.000), in patients with endophthalmitis when compared to all controls as shown in (Fig 1A–1D).