ophthalmia

(ŏf-thăl'mē-ə, ŏp-)
n.
Inflammation of the eye, especially of the conjunctiva.

[Middle English obtalmia, from Old French obtalmie and Medieval Latin obtalmia, both from Late Latin ophthalmia, from Greek ophthalmiā, from ophthalmos, eye. See ophthalmo-.]

Severe inflammation of the eye or of the conjunctiva or deeper structures of the eye.

• albinistic o. — occurs in the pseudo-albinistic fry of the Atlantic salmon; results from the bilateral exophthalmia which is inherited in the species.
• contagious o. — a disease of sheep and goats caused by rickettsia (Colesiota) conjunctivae. Characterized by lacrimation, blepharospasm, keratitis and corneal opacity.
• o. neonatorum — a purulent conjunctivitis occurring during the first 10 days of life, before the eyelids separate in puppies and kittens. In kittens usually caused by feline herpesvirus (rhinotracheitis).
• periodic o. — a disease of horses with a causal relationship to infection wtih Leptospira spp. and possibly Onchocerca cervicalis. Manifested by recurrent attacks of photophobia, lacrimation, conjunctivitis, keratitis, hypopyon and iridocyclitis. Usually terminates in blindness.
• sympathetic o. — inflammation of the uveal tract of the originally unaffected eye following a wound or disease involving the uveal tract or lens of the other eye.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - øjenbetændelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
oogontsteking

Français (French)
n. - ophtalmie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Augenentzündung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) οφθαλμία

Italiano (Italian)
oftalmia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - oftalmia (f)

Русский (Russian)
офтальмия

Español (Spanish)
n. - inflamación de los ojos, oftalmía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oftalmi, ögoninflammation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
眼炎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 眼炎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 안염

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 眼炎

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) التهاب العين, الرمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דלקת העין‬

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