Orbital Cellulitis and Periorbital Infections

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yen, Michael T. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Johnson, Thomas E. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Ophthalmology.; Plastic surgery.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Plastic Surgery.

This book discusses the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of infections of the orbit and periorbital region and is written by experts in the fields of ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, and radiology. Infections of the orbit can be challenging to diagnose and manag...

Table of Contents:

• History of Treating Orbital Cellulitis
• Clinical Evaluation of the Infected Orbit
• Mechanisms of Vision Loss from Orbital Cellulitis
• Imaging the Infected Orbit and Sinuses
• Current Guidelines for the Management of Orbital Cellulitis
• Medical Therapy for Bacterial Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis Associated with Sinusitis
• Managing Acute Sinusitis
• Surgical Management of Subperiosteal Abscess
• Managing Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Eyelids and Orbit
• Infections of the Lacrimal Drainage System
• Managing Trauma Associated and Foreign Body Associated Orbital Cellulitis
• Fungal Disease of the Orbit
• Orbital Infections in the Cancer Patient
• Intracranial Complications of Orbital Cellulitis
• Overview & Current Recommendations for the Treatment of Bacterial Endophthalmitis
• Evaluation and Management of Orbital Cellulitis Secondary to Endophthalmitis.