endophthalmitis

endophthalmitis

 [en″dof-thal-mi´tis]

inflammation of the ocular cavities and their adjacent structures.

en·doph·thal·mi·tis

(en'dof-thal-mī'tis),

Inflammation of the tissues within the eyeball.

[endo- + G. ophthalmos, eye, + -itis, inflammation]

endophthalmitis

(ĕn′dŏf-thəl-mī′tĭs, -thăl-, -dŏp-)

n.

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

en·doph·thal·mi·tis

, endophthalmia (en'dof-thal-mī'tis, -thalmē-ă)

Inflammation of the tissues within the eyeball.

[endo- + G. ophthalmos, eye, + -itis, inflammation]

endophthalmitis

Inflammation, usually from infection, within the eyeball. Endophthalmitis, unless vigorously and effectively treated at an early stage with antibiotics, usually leads to blindness.

Endophthalmitis

Inflammation of the eyeball.

Mentioned in: Vitrectomy

endophthalmitis

Inflammation of the intraocular structures. It can occur after a penetrating wound of the eye (either surgical or accidental), bacterial infection, or intraocular foreign bodies. See panophthalmitis; vitrectomy.

en·doph·thal·mi·tis

, endophthalmia (en'dof-thal-mī'tis, -thalmē-ă)

Inflammation of the tissues within the eyeball.

[endo- + G. ophthalmos, eye, + -itis, inflammation]