Ocular Infections

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tabbara, Khalid F. (Editor), El-Asrar, Ahmed M. Abu (Editor), Khairallah, Moncef (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Essentials in Ophthalmology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Ocular infections remain an important cause of ocular morbidity and loss of vision, yet many are preventable or curable. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment help in the control of such infectious disorders and the prevention of blindness. There are many infectious diseases of the eye and adnexa, an...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Antimicrobial Agents in Ophthalmology
• Infections of the Eyelids
• Microbial Keratitis
• Microbial Conjunctivitis
• Infections of the Ocular Adnexae: Nasolacrimal System, Lacrimal Glands, Orbit
• Infectious Anterior Uveitis
• Infections of the Retina and Posterior Segment
• Endophthalmitis
• Emerging Ocular Infections.