Endophthalmitis (redirected from lens-induced endophthalmitis)

endophthalmitis /en·doph·thal·mi·tis/ (en?dof-thal-mi´tis) inflammation of the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures.

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en·doph·thal·mi·tis (ndf-thl-mts, -thl-, -dp-)

n.

Inflammation of the internal structures of the tissues in the eyeball.

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Endophthalmitis

Inflammation of the eyeball.

Mentioned in: Vitrectomy

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endophthalmitis

(en´dofthlmī´-tis),
n an inflammation of the tissues of the eyeball.

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endophthalmitis

inflammation of the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures.

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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.