Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Ocular Toxoplasmosis Gary N. Holland G. Richard O’Connor Surveys have consistently shown ocular toxoplasmosis—caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii—to be the most common form of posterior uveitis…
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Rajeev K. Seth Ernest W. Kornmehl Robert L. Lesser Lyme disease is the most common vector-associated disease in the United States, with over 20,000 cases reported per year.1…
Microsporidiosis
Microsporidiosis AYMAN NASERI Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that can infect both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Although the first human microsporidial infection was not recognized until 1959,1 14 different species…
Spirochetes
Spirochetes BRADLEY D. JETT Spirochetes are spiral or wave-shaped bacteria that represent a separate phylum among the eubacteria. In addition to their overall morphologic similarity, spirochetes possess outer and cytoplasmic…
Ocular Motility
Ocular Motility Herschel P. Goldstein Alan B. Scott THE ORBIT The medial orbital walls are generally parallel; the lateral orbital walls diverge one from the other at an angle of…
Epidemics and Outbreaks in Ophthalmology
Epidemics and Outbreaks in Ophthalmology Kirk R. Wilhelmus Abrupt waves of illness have afflicted mankind since the start of civilization. The first eyewitness account of a plague involving the eyes…
Ocular Pharmacology of Antifungal Drugs
Ocular Pharmacology of Antifungal Drugs Denis M. O’Day W. Steven Head Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness Fungi are complex eukaryotic organisms. Unlike bacteria,…
