This is an acute infection of the soft tissues of the orbit behind the orbital septum.
Etiology
1) exogenous- from penetrating injuries especially when associated with a foreign body lodgement.
2) extensions of infection from neighbouring structures like nose, paranasal sinuses, teeth, face, lids, intracranial cavity and intraorbital structures.
3) endogenous- as in metastatic infection from breast abcess, puerperal [...]
1.what is conjunctiva?
Conjunctiva is a mucous membrane which lines the posterior(back) surface of eyelids and the anterior(front) surface of the eyeball.
2.what is conjunctivitis?
It refers to the inflammation of the conjunctiva due to any cause .
3. what is acute mucopurulent conjunctivitis?
It refers to the acute inflammation of the conjunctiva characterised by a mucopurulent discharge.Its aetiology [...]