Chapter 8 - Eye Infections
Jan 28, 2021 | Chemical Pathology
Most superficial infections are benign and can be adequately managed in the community. However, in certain predisposed individuals, infection can be severe, prolonged and potentially sight-threatening. Such patients include contact lens wearers, immunocompromised patients and those in whom the natural defences of the eye have been breached (via disease process or trauma, including surgery). These infections need to be treated in a specialist unit. Organisms involved may be commensals or exogenous (bacteria, viruses, fungi and intracellular parasites)....
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