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 PY - 2020 T2 - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e AB - Eye infections are serious infections because loss of vision may occur. Eye infections are named for their anatomical site, i.e. 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 CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171928004 ER -