Infections of the Eyelids
Fig. 5.1 Hordeolum on the upper eyelid The differential diagnosis of hordeolum includes acute chalazion, basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Hordeola usually…
Fig. 5.1 Hordeolum on the upper eyelid The differential diagnosis of hordeolum includes acute chalazion, basal cell carcinoma, sebaceous gland carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Hordeola usually…
Etiologies of preseptal cellulitis Infection of ocular adnexa: conjunctivitis, chalazia, hordeola, blepharitis, dacryocystitis, trauma with or without foreign body, insect bites, skin face wound, dacryoadenitis, impetigo Hematogenous spread Acute ethmoid…
Fig. 11.1 Fundus photograph of the right eye of a patient with cat-scratch disease shows optic disk edema with telangiectasis, a complete macular star, and retinal and preretinal hemorrhages Neuroretinitis…
Fig. 14.1 Fulminant CMV retinitis Fig. 14.2 Frosted branch angiitis due to perivascular CMV retinitis (Courtesy of Nicholas Jones) This classification is somewhat abstruse as it is often seen when…
Fig. 16.1 Slit-lamp photograph showing (a) white plaque extending from the capsule equator “fluff balls” caused by Aspergillus terreus; (b) retroillumination (Adapted from Al-Mezaine et al. [53]) Fig. 16.2 Slit-lamp…
Fig. 13.1 Anterior segment photography of a patient with acute retinal necrosis showing a mutton fat-like keratic precipitates Fig. 13.2 (a) Peripheral retina of a patient with acute retinal necrosis…
Fig. 10.1 (a) Red-free photograph of the left eye reveals an active, nonelevated, placoid, outer retinal lesion in the macula. (b) Late-phase fluorescein angiogram shows a geographic hyperfluorescent area and…
I. Viruses Mumps, measles, influenza, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes zoster, herpes simplex II. Bacteria Staphylococci, streptococci, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Lymphogranuloma venereum III. Fungi Phycomycetes…
98. Sugita S, Kamoi K, Ogawa M, Watanabe K, Shimizu N, Mochizuki M. Detection of Candida and Aspergillus species DNA using broad-range real-time PCR for fungal endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin…
1. The use of antibiotics for treatment of ocular infections should be initiated whenever a patient has an infection which is microbial in nature and the organism is susceptible to…