Eye infections

Background

Infection	Description	Bacteria	Viruses	Fungi	Parasites
Blepharitis	inflammation of edges of eyelids	Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis	Herpes simplex virus	Candida species, Malassezia furfur	Phthirus pulis
Conjunctivitis	inflammation of the conjunctiva	Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus species, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Moraxella species, Corynebacterium species	Adenovirus, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, rubella virus, HIV, enterovirus, coxsackievirus A
Keratitis	inflammation of the cornea	Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Moraxella lacunata, Bacillus species	Herpes simplex virus, adenovirus, varicella-zoster virus	Fusarium solani, Aspergillus species, Candida species, Acremonium species, Curvularia species	Acanthamoeba species
Keratoconjunctivitis	inflammation of both the conjunctiva and cornea	same as above	same as above	same as above	Toxoplasma gondii, Toxocara species
Chorioretinitis and uveitis	inflammation of the retina and choroid or uvea	Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Treponema pallidum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Brucella species	Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus	Candida species	Toxoplasma gondii, Toxocara species
Lacrimal infections and canaliculitis	rare, chronic inflammation of the lacrimal canals	Actinomyces species, Propionibacterium propionicum
Dacryocystitis	inflammation of the lacrimal sac	Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Haemophilus influenzae		Candida albicans, Aspergillus species
Dacryoadenitis	rare acute inflammation of the lacrimal gland	Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes

Clinical Manifestations

Infection	Redness	Pain	Vision Loss	Other
Conjunctivitis	yes	no	no	itchiness, preauricular lymphadenopathy with some causes
Keratitis	yes	yes	yes	foreign body sensation
Anterior uveitis	yes	yes	yes
Intermediate or posterior uveitis	no	no	yes
Panuveitis	yes	yes	yes
Endophthalmitis	no	yes	yes
Acute angle closure glaucoma	yes	yes	yes	headache