Ocular infection / David Seal, Uwe Pleyer ; with contributions from Gregory Booton ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seal, David V.

Contributor:

Pleyer, Uwe, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eye--Infections.

Eye.

Eye Infections--diagnosis.

Eye Infections--pathology.

Eye Infections--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Eye Infections--diagnosis.

Eye Infections--pathology.

Eye Infections--therapy.

Physical Description:

xi, 380 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Informa Healthcare, [2007]

Summary:

Since the first edition that was published in 1998 we have seen many changes in ophthalmology from advancements in laser surgery to new techniques in cataract surgery. With these new developing advancements symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments in ocular infection have also begun to change. Early diagnosis and management of ocular infection is essential to avoid the risk of blindness. An understanding of the related disease process and drug therapy is a key aid in achieving this. The updated Ocular Infection, Second Edition covers the basic science of ocular infection, as well as its diagnosis and management of ocular infection, and the changes it is going through. This detailed source will examine varying aspects of ocular disease, and convey to the reader: concise documentation covering the scientific basis, diagnosis, and management of ocular infection, key infections that can follow surgery such as endophthalmitis-after cataract surgery; and keratitis-associated with laser surgery, advances in the understanding of systemic disease and inflammation as it effects ocular infection, new antibiotics, especially quinolones, such as levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and gatifloxacin, and new anti-fungal (voriconazole) and anti-protozoal (phosphocholines) drugs, full explanation of molecular biology techniques used for diagnosis of bacterial, fungal, viral and acanthamoebal infections, advanced technical data through the use of full color diagrams, flow charts, and illustrations.

Contents:

Pathogenesis of infection and the ocular immune response

Microbiology

Molecular biology

Pharmacology and pharmacokinetics

Cellulitis, blepharitis, and dacrocystitis

Conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior chamber

Uvea, retina

Endophthalmitis including prevention and trauma

Tropical ophthalmomoycoses

Epidemiology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0849390931

9780849390937

OCLC:

154678252

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