Immunology of Ocular Infection
Immunology of Ocular Infection Daniel Sand Laura Tonjes Muller Stefan D. Trocmé The discipline of immunology boomed in 1880, when Louis Pasteur showed the ability to attenuate pathogens and use…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Conjunctiva
Conjunctiva Brian. J. Song Nahyoung Grace Lee Samir M. Haq James D. Zieske Stefan D. Trocme The conjunctiva is a thin, highly vascularized mucous membrane that extends from the margins…
The Pathogenesis of Infectious Endophthalmitis
The Pathogenesis of Infectious Endophthalmitis Jonathan J. Hunt Michelle C. Callegan Endophthalmitis is an infection and inflammation of the posterior segment of the eye that can result in vision loss….
Rickettsial Organisms in Ocular Disease
Rickettsial Organisms in Ocular Disease Woodford S. Van Meter James D. Crandall Douglas G. Katz Rickettsial disease historically has not been considered a major ocular pathogen, although the incidence and…
Evaluation of Visual Function
Evaluation of Visual Function Chris A. Johnson Light constitutes a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between 400 and 700 nm, is emitted by natural and artificial sources, and is…
Mollicutes: Putative Pathogens in Ocular Disease
Mollicutes: Putative Pathogens in Ocular Disease Thomas Liesegang Mollicutes are unusual self-replicating bacteria that have very small genomes, lack cell wall components, require cholesterol for membrane function and growth, and…
Immunology of Allergic and Multisystem Diseases That Affect the Eye
Immunology of Allergic and Multisystem Diseases That Affect the Eye Mitchell H. Friedlaender Hay fever and its ocular manifestation, hay fever conjunctivitis, are allergies to common airborne substances. The pollen…
Anaerobic Bacteria
Anaerobic Bacteria Rebecca L. Penland Michael S. Osato Kirk R. Wilhelmus The eye and ocular adnexa are prone to colonization by anaerobic bacteria that are also part of the flora…
General Principles of Immunology
General Principles of Immunology Peter Benincasa Richard Luka Leonard Bielory The immune response evolved to protect multicellular organisms from pathogens that range from viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa. For each…
Ocular Circulation
Ocular Circulation Alon Harris Matthew Ralstin Ehud Rechtman Thomas A. Ciulla The eye is a unique organ. Under normal circumstances, most of the human vasculature is inaccessible for direct observation….
