eye disorders
Canaliculitis
Etiology of Canaliculitis
The most common cause of canaliculitis is infection withActinomyces israelii,a gram-positive bacillus with fine branching filaments, but other bacteria, fungi (eg,Candida albicans), and viruses (eg, herpes simplex) may be causative. An increasingly common cause of canaliculitis is a retained punctal plug (inserted as treatment for dry eyes) that has migrated into the canaliculus from the punctum. 