Study finds addiction consults led to opioid treatment for eye infection patients

People who use injection drugs are at a higher risk for eye infections, particularly endogenous endophthalmitis—a medical emergency caused by bacteria or fungi entering the bloodstream to reach the inside of the eye. These individuals may present to eye clinics or emergency rooms with severe, vision‐threatening disease. However, the underlying substance use disorder that led to their infection is often not addressed in a systematic way.