Endophthalmitis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Durand, Marlene L. (Editor), Miller, Joan W. (Editor), Young, Lucy H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.

Endophthalmitis is a serious eye infection that can cause blindness if not promptly diagnosed and appropriately treated.  The goals of this book are to provide the latest information about endophthalmitis and offer recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.  Each chapter is written by experts in t...

Table of Contents:

• Endophthalmitis: An Overview.- The Pathogenesis of Bacterial Endophthalmitis
• Microbiologic Diagnosis in Endophthalmitis.- The Molecular Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis
• Acute-onset Postoperative Endophthalmitis.- Chronic Endophthalmitis Masquerading as Uveitis.- Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injection
• Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis
• Post-Traumatic Endophthalmitis.- Endogenous Endophthalmitis
• Exogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis.- Device-Related Endophthalmitis
• Endophthalmitis in Immunocompromised and Diabetic Patients.- Antibiotic Resistance in Endophthalmitis Pathogens
• Preventing Endophthalmitis.  .