iris abscess

Etiology

• bacteremia, sepsis

Pathology

• with bacteremia, pathogens can spread to vascularized tissues, including the uvea & retina

Diagnostic procedures

• ophthalmoscopy (image)

Radiology

• optical coherence tomography (image)

Management

• intravenous & intraocular antibiotics
• prednisolone acetate ophthalmic & cyclopentolate ophthalmic

More general terms

• abscess
• eye infection (ocular infection)