Division EENT-EYE: Eye, other than conjunctivitis

An infection of the eye, other than conjunctivitis, must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Patient has organisms cultured from anterior or posterior chamber or vitreous fluid

• Patient has at least two of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognised cause: eye pain, visual disturbance, or hypopyon

AND at least one of the following:

• physician diagnosis of an eye infection

• positive antigen test on blood (e.g. Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae)

• organisms cultured from blood