Parasitic Keratitis and Conjunctivitis Joseph Tauber Faisal Jehan Parasitic ocular infections are a common cause of worldwide ocular morbidity and vision loss. The incidence of parasitic ocular infections is increasing,…
Viral Disease of the Ocular Anterior Segment: Basic Science and Clinical Disease Deborah Pavan-Langston VIRUSES General Characteristics Unlike bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, viruses are obligate intracellular parasites dependent on the…
Fungal Infections Eduardo C. Alfonso Richard K. Forster Prashant Garg Savitri Sharma FUNGAL KERATITIS Fungal keratitis is one of the most challenging types of microbial keratitis for the ophthalmologist to…
Fungal Keratitis, Conjunctivitis, and Canaliculitis: Mycology Marlene L. Durand INTRODUCTION TO FUNGI On the phylogenetic tree, fungi are closer to animals and plants than they are to bacteria. Like plants…
Bacterial Keratitis Terrence P. O’Brien Keratitis may result from noninfectious stimuli or through exposure to or invasion by infectious organisms. Microbial keratitis is a common, potentially sight-threatening ocular infection caused…
Bacterial Conjunctivitis Scott D. Barnes C. Stephen Foster Bacterial conjunctivitis affects all ages and is seen in all geographic locations, and it is the most common bacterial infection of the…
Bacteriology Regis P. Kowalski Jules L. Baum Bacteria are single-celled prokaryotes and one of the earliest life forms. Although bacteria naturally inhabit many exterior and interior areas of the human…
Epidemiology of Major Cornea and External Diseases Debra A. Schaumberg Matthew Gardiner Oliver D. Schein The epidemiology of cornea and external eye disease is a very broad topic because there…
Clinical Specular Microscopy H. Dwight Cavanagh Patrick M. Ladage W. Matthew Petroll James V. Jester BACKGROUND The corneal endothelium plays a critical role in the maintenance of overall corneal transparency…
Clinical Confocal Microscopy H. Dwight Cavanagh Patrick M. Ladage W. Matthew Petroll James V. Jester BACKGROUND The basic concept of confocal microscopy is derived from a clinical need to look…
