Introduction
Term Definition and comment Closed globe injury There is no full-thickness wound on the eyeball (sclera and cornea) Lamellar laceration Partial-thickness wound of the eyeball. The wound is just “into”…
Severe Traumatic Eyes with No Light Perception
Article Years of study N of injured eyes N of sympathetic ophthalmia Rofail 2006 [14] 1992–2003 273 1 (0.4 %) Casson 2002 [9] 1994–1998 109 1 (0.9 %) Savar 2009…
Lyme Disease
Fig. 5.1 Tick bite on a shoulder with central black spot Fig. 5.2 Skin erythema migrans Systemic symptoms of malaise, fatigue, headache, and joint or muscle pain are associated with…
Cysticercosis
Fig. 17.1 Fundus photograph showing a cysticercus cyst in the vitreous Fig. 17.2 Fundus photograph showing subretinal cyst Fig. 17.3 Fundus photograph showing mushrooming of the cyst from the subretinal…
Dengue-Related Ocular Disease
Probable dengue without warning signs Live in/travel to dengue endemic area with fever and two of the following: Nausea, vomiting Rash Aches and pains Leukopenia Positive tourniquet test Dengue with…
Intraocular Nematode
Parasite/disease Definite host Intermediate host Accidental host Infective stage in man Toxocariasis Cats and dogs Birds and rodents Humans Cyst, migrating larvae Onchocerciasis Human Black fly (Simulium) – Third-stage larvae…
Syphilitic Uveitis
Fig. 4.1 Color slit lamp photograph of large “granulomatous” keratic precipitates in a patient with syphilitic uveitis (Reproduced with permission from Wender J, Eliott D, Jumper JM, Cunningham ET Jr….
Emerging Infectious Uveitis: Aspergillus and Other Fungi
Fig. 20.1 A color fundus photo from young man with a history of intravenous drug abuse with endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis shows vitreous haze and a confluent macular lesion with retinal…
Tuberculosis
and Reema Bansal1 (1) Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 7.1 Introduction Tuberculosis is a major public health problem worldwide and has been recognized as one of the common causes…
Emerging Infectious Uveitis: Candida
Fig. 19.1 Endogenous Candida albicans endophthalmitis in a 28-year-old male with a history of intravenous drug abuse. Note vitreous haze from vitritis, vitreous white fluffy lesions, and edematous optic disc…
