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Acid-fast-positive bacilli were found within the tissue, which was identified by culture 5 weeks later as\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Mycobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Abscessus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The orbital computed tomography with contrast medium showed irregular enhancement with an ill-defined margin along the inferior sclera. Due to symptomatic and recurrent bulbar conjunctival thickening and abscess-like lesion formations, wide excision of the conjunctival and orbital granuloma with amniotic membrane transplantation was performed twice. Conjunctiva inflammation subsided after the surgical treatment was combined with 4 months of topical and parenteral antimycobacterial treatment. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection will be discussed in this article. NTM can cause infections of all adnexal and ocular tissues in patients with ocular trauma or surgical history. The pathological findings were granulomatous inflammation without true caseating. 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