In a message dated 12/09/2004 1:35:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, skzb at dreamcafe.com writes: >Yeah, if it had gone untreated I could have lost sight in the eye, and >it could have turned into meningitis, which could have been fatal. But >it was treated, Nasty ocular infections can be fatal if left untreated, are treated improperly with narrow spectrum antibiotics or if the bacteria causing the infection is resistant to conventional oral antibiotics. Due to the increasing resistance of bacteria to present antibiotics oral these types of scenarios are becoming more common place. Due to the proximity of the orbit to the brain it is a short hop through the optic foramen, through the cavernous sinus and into the brain. John D. Barbato, OD