OPHTHALMOLOGY
Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Acanthamoeba Keratitis Romesh K. Gautom Thomas R. Fritsche Thomas D. Lindquist Since 1958, certain species of small, free-living aerobic amebae belonging to the genera Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, and Naegleria have been…
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…
