Eye Infection

Common types of eye infections include:

- Stys or Styes:
Stys or styes often result from bacterial infections affecting eyelid glands or eyelids.

- Conjunctivitis or “Pink Eye”:
A child or adult with bloodshot eyes and eyelid rims could have a common eye infection or irritation known as “pink eye” or conjunctivitis. “Pink eye” can result from many sources, including dust or other irritants.

- Blepharitis:
Blepharitis is a type of eye infection or irritation that causes swelling within the eyelid rims or margins, often at the roots of eyelashes.

- Keratitis:
Keratitis occurs with eye infection or irritation affecting the clear front surface of the eye (cornea).

- Dacryocystitis:
Dacryocystitis is infection or irritation within the eye’s tear duct or tear sac.

- Orbital Cellulitis:
Orbital cellulitis involves infection of the hollowed inner eye or orbit, sometimes when infection spreads from other locations.

- Vision loss and other serious conditions can result without prompt treatment of this eye infection.

- Cytomegalovirus Retinopathy:
This eye infection is common in people with AIDs, and may progress to blindness. The cytomegalovirus also is very common in the general population, and generally creates only temporary flu-like symptoms. But in individuals with compromised immune systems, the virus can progress to damage the eye’s inner back, light sensitive layer (retina) where images are processed.