Gram-Positive Aerobic Rods Regina Sun Vicente Vitiello Andrew J.W. Huang Aerobic gram-positive rods are infrequent ocular isolates. Bacillus, Corynebacterium, and Nocardia are the most common genera associated with ocular infections…
Prevention of Ocular Infections Kirk R. Wilhelmus Infections and postinfectious complications account for part of the world’s avoidable blindness.1,2 The prevention of ocular infection emerged during the nineteenth century, beginning…
Actinomyces Organisms in Ocular Disease Carolyn Y. Shih Michael P. Vrabec George J. Florakis Taxonomy Actinomycetes are facultatively anaerobic or strictly anaerobic gram-positive rods that tend to grow slowly as…
Epidemiology of Ocular Infections Kirk R. Wilhelmu Epidemiology applies common sense to public health and clinical research. Ophthalmic epidemiologists evaluate the distribution, determinants, and outcomes of eye diseases among different…
Mycobacterial Diseases of the Eye Sanjay R. Kedhar Zvi Kresch Ebenezer Daniel OVERVIEW Mycobacteria are uncommon causes of ocular disease, but proper recognition of the organism is essential if the…
Immunology of Skin Diseases That Affect the Eye Mitchell H. Friedlaender The skin of the eyelids is susceptible to the same types of hypersensitivity that affect the skin of other…
Intraocular Pressure: Measurement, Regulation, and Flow Relationships Robert L. Stamper Omar Punjabi George Tanaka The regulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) plays a critical role in ocular health, because derangements of…
