Complications of Contact Lenses
Complications of Contact Lenses Erich B. Groos Jr. Bernard H. Chang Contact lenses are visual prostheses worn for the purpose of correcting refractive error. Most contact lenses are worn for…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Microbial Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis
Microbial Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis Michael T. Yen Seongmu Lee Preseptal cellulitis is the term used to describe eyelid infections anterior to the orbital septum. Orbital cellulitis is the term…
Antibiotic Therapy for Ocular Infection
Antibiotic Therapy for Ocular Infection Robert W. Snyder D. Snow Slade The appropriate use of antibiotics to treat ocular infection requires an understanding of the disease processes being treated and…
Diagnosis and Management of Fungal Keratitis
Diagnosis and Management of Fungal Keratitis Dan B. Jones Fungal keratitis is caused by invasion of the cornea by filamentous fungi, yeasts, and dimorphic fungi. The steps in management of…
Varicella and Herpes Zoster Ocular Disease
Varicella and Herpes Zoster Ocular Disease Vincent P. De Luise Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a herpesvirus (Herpesvirus varicellae, family Herpesviridae) that causes both the cutaneous exanthem varicella (chickenpox) in…
Infectious Endophthalmitis
Infectious Endophthalmitis Travis A. Meredith Infectious bacterial endophthalmitis occurs when bacteria gain entrance to the interior of the eye, replicate, and produce an inflammatory response that may eventually involve tissues…
Blepharitis and Inflammation of the Eyelids
Blepharitis and Inflammation of the Eyelids Naushad Hussein Ivan R. Schwab Inflammation of the eyelids, or blepharitis, is the most frequently encountered ocular disease. Based on its anatomic location (i.e.,…
Diseases of the Sclera and Episclera
Diseases of the Sclera and Episclera Peter Watson The association of scleral disease and severe systemic disease was recognized in the earliest clinical description of scleritis in 1717 by Sir…
Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Herpes Simplex Keratitis Denis M. O’Day Infection of the cornea with Herpesvirus hominis can present the ophthalmologist with a number of challenging and difficult problems. Much of what is known…
Fungal Keratitis in Contact Lens Wearers
Fungal Keratitis in Contact Lens Wearers Brett A. Levinson Kristin M. Hammersmith Elisabeth J. Cohen Contact lenses are widely used for correction of refractive error and for cosmetic purposes. Over…
