Ocular Parasitic Infections
Ocular Parasitic Infections Khalid F. Tabbara Parasitic infections remain an important cause of ocular and adnexal diseases that are caused by a variety of parasites. Infections of the eye and…
Pathogenesis of Chlamydial Ocular Diseases
Pathogenesis of Chlamydial Ocular Diseases Deborah Dean Chlamydial ocular infections include trachoma, adult inclusion conjunctivitis (paratrachoma), and neonatal inclusion conjunctivitis (also referred to as inclusion conjunctivitis of the newborn [ICN],…
Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Ocular Toxoplasmosis Gary N. Holland G. Richard O’Connor Surveys have consistently shown ocular toxoplasmosis—caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii—to be the most common form of posterior uveitis…
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Rajeev K. Seth Ernest W. Kornmehl Robert L. Lesser Lyme disease is the most common vector-associated disease in the United States, with over 20,000 cases reported per year.1…
Microsporidiosis
Microsporidiosis AYMAN NASERI Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that can infect both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Although the first human microsporidial infection was not recognized until 1959,1 14 different species…
Spirochetes
Spirochetes BRADLEY D. JETT Spirochetes are spiral or wave-shaped bacteria that represent a separate phylum among the eubacteria. In addition to their overall morphologic similarity, spirochetes possess outer and cytoplasmic…
