Chlamydial Keratitis and Conjunctivitis Elisabeth M. Messmer PREVALENCE Chlamydiae have long been important causes of ocular infections and are still the second leading cause of blindness in Africa (1,2). Trachoma…
Cicatrizing Conjunctivitis Esen Karamursel Akpek Ozge Ilhan-Sarac Chronic cicatrizing conjunctivitis (CCC) is a broad term encompassing a spectrum of clinical disorders that result in conjunctival fibrosis and scar tissue formation….
Conjunctivitis and Drug Hypersensitivity Helen K. Wu Conjunctival inflammation may result from allergic and toxic reactions to medication and is common among external eye diseases. Particularly familiar is the clinical…
Atopic Conjunctivitis Neal P. Barney Atopy refers to hypersensitivities in persons with a hereditary background of allergic diseases as first described by Cocoa and Cooke (1). The major, most commonly…
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…
