TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tabbara,Khalid F.
AU  - El-Asrar,Ahmed M.Abu
AU  - Khairallah,Moncef
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Ocular Infections
T2  - Essentials in Ophthalmology,
SN  - 9783662439814
AV  - RE1-994 
U1  - 617.7 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer
KW  - medicine
KW  - Ophthalmology
KW  - Medicine & Public Health
N1  - Introduction -- Antimicrobial Agents in Ophthalmology -- Infections of the Eyelids -- Microbial Keratitis -- Microbial Conjunctivitis -- Infections of the Ocular Adnexae: Nasolacrimal System, Lacrimal Glands, Orbit -- Infectious Anterior Uveitis -- Infections of the Retina and Posterior Segment -- Endophthalmitis -- Emerging Ocular Infections
N2  - Ocular infections remain an important cause of ocular morbidity and loss of vision, yet many are preventable or curable. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment help in the control of such infectious disorders and the prevention of blindness. There are many infectious diseases of the eye and adnexa, and knowledge of their diagnosis and management is essential to an optimal therapeutic outcome.   This book provides the practitioner with the important information required to ensure appropriate diagnosis and management of ocular infectious diseases. Specific clinical signs and symptoms are outlined, and the role of specific diagnostic tests, including molecular biology techniques, is explained. All of the most common microorganisms are considered and current knowledge on the antimicrobial therapy of ocular infections is clearly summarized. Ocular Infections will be a great help to physicians as a guide to the care of patients with ocular infectious diseases
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43981-4
ER  -