Infections of the Eye
- Morgan Hager
- Feb 29, 2016
- 1 min read
Inflammation
*Conjunctivitis - conjunctiva
*Blepharitis - eyelid
*Keratitis - cornea
*Vitritis - liquid inside the eye
*Chorioretinitis - retina and blood vessels that feed it
*Neuroretinitis - optic nerve
Causes
*Chorioretinitis – a fungus attacks the blood supply of the retina
*Conjunctivitis – an adenovirus (type of common cold) spreads from the eye to the hands and then travel
everywhere
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