Hypopyon and Lipid Flare in Cats
 
Hypopyon is the accumulation of white blood cells in the front (anterior) chamber of the eye. An inflammatory breakdown of the blood-aqueous barrier allows for entry of blood cells into this chamber; chemoattractants, chemical substances that influence the migration of cells, can act as a conveyor for this cellular movement. The cells often settle in place because of gravity, forming a fluid line in the lower front chamber of the eye.
 
Lipid flare, on the other hand, resembles hypopyon, but the clouded appearance of the anterior chamber is caus ...read more