Which of the following statements regarding eye infections is correct?
A) Immune privilege restricts virtually all microbes from the tissues of the eye.
B) Inflammation occurs in most eye infections and serves to initiate repair of the damaged tissue.
C) Lysozyme in tears targets the gram-negative microbes that contact the eye.
D) Eye infections may be opportunistic infections by the normal microbiota of the eye.
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