There is usually a history of recent eye surgery or penetrating trauma to the eye. Symptoms include severe pain, vision loss, and intense redness of the conjunctiva. Hypopyon can be present and should be looked for on examination by a slit lamp. It can first present with the 'black dot sign' (Martin-Farina sign), where patients may report a small area of loss of vision that resembles a black dot or fly. An eye exam should be considered in systemic candidiasis, as up to 3% of cases of candidal blood infections lead to<unk> . Complications * Panophthalmitis — Progression to involve all the coats of the eye. * Corneal ulcer * Orbital cellulitis * Impairment of vision * Complete loss of vision * Loss of eye architecture * Enucleation
Endophthalmitis
Panophthalmitis
Chorioretinitis
Optic neuritis
Sympathetic ophthalmia
Toxoplasmic chorioretinitis
Ocular ischemic syndrome
Optic papillitis