Definition: Intraocular infection caused mainly by pus-producing bacteria and rarely by fungi. The infection may be caused by an injury or surgical wound (exogenous) or by endogenous septic emboli in such diseases as bacterial endocarditis or meningococcemia.
coordinate IM with specific bacterial or fungal infect (IM)
ExamplesPanophthalmitis
Other names Uveitides, Suppurative; Suppurative Uveitis; Suppurative Uveitides