RT Book, Section A1 Levinson, Warren A1 Chin-Hong, Peter A1 Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 Nussbaum, Jesse A1 Schwartz, Brian SR Print(0) ID 1190866291 T1 Eye Infections T2 Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264267088 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190866291 RD 2024/03/29 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.