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endophthalmitis /en·doph·thal·mi·tis/ (en?dof-thal-mi´tis) inflammation of the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures.
Endophthalmitis Inflammation of the eyeball. Mentioned in: Vitrectomy endophthalmitis (en´dofth  lmī´-tis), n an inflammation of the tissues of the eyeball. endophthalmitis inflammation of the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures. lens-induced endophthalmitis see phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis (see below). nonsuppurative endophthalmitis may be caused by trauma to the eye, or secondary to severe corneal inflammation. phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis hypersensitivity to lens material. Called also lens-induced endophthalmitis. starch endophthalmitis inflammation caused by starch from surgical gloves. suppurative endophthalmitis caused by foreign bodies or infectious agents, which may be associated with systemic infection. |
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It has been shown to cause sinusitis, corneal infections, endophthalmitis, parotitis, skin infections, arthritis, osteomyelitis, brain and thyroid abscesses, endocarditis, chronic prostatitis, and disseminated infection? cereus endophthalmitis secondary to intraocular foreign bodies, but infection can also occur from blunt trauma or a lacerating injury. Intravitreal injections including those with Macugen have been associated with endophthalmitis. |
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