Eye infections treatment Market : Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2016 - 2022
Various viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi that can invade the human body are also potential of attacking the surface or interior of the eye. Eye infections can be the inflammation of the Conjunctiva (Conjunctivitis), eyelid (blepharitis), the cornea (keratitis), the liquid inside the eye (vitritis), the retina and the blood vessels that feed it (chorioretinitis), or the optic nerve (neuroretinitis). The most common cause of eye infection is conjunctivitis caused by adenovirus, other cause of conjunctivitis is bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus and is common in children. Infection that can cause conjunctivitis or keratitis included syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes simplex, hepatitis B, tuberculosis, leprosy, lyme disease, mumps, measles, influenza & mycosis etc. The infection that can damage the retina and the inner eye includes few of the bacteria discussed above including syphilis, tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, sarcoidosis, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, histoplasmosis, gonorrhea etc. The symptom related to eye infection includes redness & itching, discharge, crusting over eyelid, pain, photosentivity, tears, swollen eyelid & involuntary blinking.
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