Overview
- Covers the entire subject in detail providing practical advice on diagnosis and management
- Written by senior investigators and specialists in the field
- Includes in-depth analysis of key clinical trials in endophthalmitis
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Features
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Specific Endophthalmitis
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Keywords
About this book
This book is an on-the-go resource on all aspects of endophthalmitis essential for practicing ophthalmologists and fellows in training. Endophthalmitis is a devastating condition of the eye. It occurs after surgery, trauma and by endogenous spread of infection.
Endophthalmitis: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management deals comprehensively on all aspects of endophthalmitis management-the clinical and applied clinical aspects including the microbiology of the infecting organisms, pharmacokinetics of drugs used in management, investigations into cluster infection, and prophylaxis. An exclusive section is devoted to understanding the clinical trials in endophthalmitis and its analysis.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Taraprasad Das completed his postgraduate training in ophthalmology at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, and at Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India. He also received further subspecialty clinical training at University of Illinois Medical School, Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, and at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University. Dr Das is currently Vice Chairman of the L V Prasad Eye Institute. He is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; and Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, NY, USA; and Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India.
He has published around 200 papers, written 37 book chapters, and authored 8 books. He was editor of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology from 1999 to 2004. He was conferred with the prestigious Padma Sri award by the President of India in 2013
for his distinguished achievements and services. His current leadership also includes Regional Chair, International Agency for Prevention of Blindness; and  President, Asia Pacific Vitreo Retinal Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Endophthalmitis
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management
Editors: Taraprasad Das
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5260-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5259-0Published: 30 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5353-6Published: 23 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5260-6Published: 15 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 409
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 88 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology