The Infected Eye

1. Front Matter

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2. Epidemiology and Clinical Significance of Ocular Infection

   • Charles S. Specht, Nora V. Laver

   Pages 1-11

3. Pathogenic Properties of Infectious Organisms and Tissue Reactions

   • Nora V. Laver, Charles S. Specht

   Pages 13-35

4. Ocular Infection Worldwide

   • Mary Klassen-Fischer, Ronald C. Neafie

   Pages 37-55

5. Conjunctivitis

   • Tayyeba K. Ali, Seth M. Pantanelli

   Pages 57-75

6. Corneal Infection and Ulceration

   • Seth M. Pantanelli, Tayyeba K. Ali

   Pages 77-100

7. Intraocular Infection

   • Andre J. Witkin

   Pages 101-161

8. Infections of the Eyelids, Orbit, and Ocular Adnexa

   • Guneet Sodhi, Erica Liu, Jennifer Renz, Katrinka Heher, Mitesh Kapadia

   Pages 163-175

9. Ocular Infection in Children

   • Mitchell B. Strominger

   Pages 177-196

10. Anti-infective Therapy for Ocular Infection

    • Jihye Kim

    Pages 197-213

11. Role of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

    • David W. Craft, Wallace H. Greene

    Pages 215-227

12. Back Matter

    Pages 229-237

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This book addresses the diagnosis and treatment of common ocular infections. Relevant pathological principles are described to provide a basis for the understanding of these disorders.  The epidemiology of infection as a class of ocular disease and the pathological effects of infectious processes in tissue are discussed in introductory chapters.  These fundamentals are explained and reinforced with tables and selected illustrations of tissue pathology.  Further chapters by leading clinical specialists describe recommended approaches to infections of the eye and periocular tissues as these conditions occur in adults and children.  Illustrative tables and algorithms enhance the discussion, making key principles accessible to the busy clinician.  The final chapters provide a guide to relevant microbiological techniques, recommendations for specimen collection and transport, and a survey of antimicrobial therapy for the care of patients with ocular infectious diseases.

• Conjunctivitis
• Cornea
• Eye pathology
• Microbiological techniques
• Ocular infections

• Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA

  Nora V. Laver

• Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA

  Charles S. Specht

Nora V. Laver, MD
New England Eye Center Ocular Pathology Laboratory Director
Department of Ophthalmology
Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA





Charles S. Specht, MD

Anatomic Pathology (Neuropathology)
Department of Pathology
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA 

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