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What types of inflammatory eye infections are there?

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Dr. Amin Ashrafzadeh answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Too many to list!: Inflammation is a basic product of any process. That can be from toxins, bacteria, virus, parasite, trauma, auto-immune.... Infection is a process where something like virus, bacteria, parasite and fungus directly cause inflammation (infection). You follow the subtlety of the two words?

Answered 3/15/2013

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