TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Eye Infections A1 - Levinson, Warren A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter A1 - Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 - Nussbaum, Jesse A1 - Schwartz, Brian Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e AB - Eye infections are serious infections because loss of vision may occur. Eye infections are named for their anatomical site, that is conjunctivitis affects the conjunctiva, uveitis affects the uveal tract (iris, ciliary body, choroid, and retina), and endophthalmitis affects the vitreous or aqueous humor that occupies most of the space within the eye. Adjacent structures can be involved in which case the compound names are used such as keratoconjunctivitis and chorioretinitis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190866291 ER -