Systemic Emergencies
Systemic Emergencies Systemic Emergencies in an Office-Based Practice Nicky R. Holdeman Most of the problems encountered by an eye care provider are not life threatening, but many conditions can become…
Immune Disease
Immune Disease Anterior Uveitis Richard F. Multack Samuel J. Multack Leonid Skorin Jr ICD-9: 364.0 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology The uvea consists of the middle, pigmented, vascular structures of the eye…
Lacrimal Disorders
Lacrimal Disorders Dacryoadenitis Andrew Mick ICD-9: 375.00 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Dacryoadenitis is a disease characterized by inflammation and enlargement of the lacrimal gland and surrounding tissues. Depending on the clinical…
Bacterial Infectious Diseases
Bacterial Infectious Diseases Bacterial Blepharitis Marcus G. Piccolo Victor Malinovsky ICD-9: 373.01— BLEPHARITIS, ULCERATIVE THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Blepharitis occurs when there is colonization and infection of the lid margin, lid…
Other Infectious Diseases
Other Infectious Diseases Acanthamoeba Keratitis Nicky R. Holdeman THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare, sight-threatening disease, which results from colonization of the cornea with the free-living, microscopic,…
Ophthalmologic Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Ophthalmologic Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests Selected Laboratory Tests in Ocular Disease Laurance Freier SELECTED LABORATORY TESTS IN OCULAR DISEASE This section lists suggested laboratory and diagnostic tests for ocular disorders…
Fungal Infectious Disease
Fungal Infectious Disease Fungal Keratitis Nicky R. Holdeman ICD-9: 370.05 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Fungal keratitis results from invasion of the cornea by a fungal organism. While fungi are ubiquitous, they…
Pharmaceutical Agents
Pharmaceutical Agents The Prescription/Patient Compliance Jill C. Autry THE PRESCRIPTION DOS AND DONT’S: PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES (SEE FIGS. 5-1, 5-2 AND 5-3 AND TABLES 5-1 AND 5-2) Do write legibly. Do…
Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures
Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures Judy Perrigin Laurance Freier Bruce E. Onofrey Laboratory tests can provide valuable information about the blood and many organ systems….
Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications
Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications Ocular Side Effects of Systemic Medications Bruce E. Onofrey Tonya G. Ketcham Systemic medications have the potential, under certain circumstances, to produce undesirable adverse…
