Endophthalmitis : A Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Definition, Signs, and Symptoms of Endophthalmitis (Vivek P. Dave, Taraprasad Das)....Pages 3-8 Management of Endophthalmitis (Vivek P. Dave, Taraprasad Das)....Pages 9-21 Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) and Noninfectious Endophthalmitis (Vivek P. Dave)....Pages 23-27 Epidemiology and Treatment Trend of Endophthalmitis in Asia (Jay Siak, May Zun Aung Win, Soon-Phaik Chee)....Pages 29-44 Epidemiology of Endophthalmitis and Treatment Trend in Europe (Andrzej Grzybowski, Magdalena Turczynowska)....Pages 45-55 Epidemiology and Treatment Trends in North America (Robert Raut, Derek Kunimoto)....Pages 57-78 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 Post-cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis (Subhadra Jalali)....Pages 81-92 Blebitis and Bleb Related Endophthalmitis (Sirisha Senthil, Prashant Garg)....Pages 93-100 Traumatic Endophthalmitis (Tapas R. Padhi)....Pages 101-108 Endogenous Endophthalmitis (Soumyava Basu)....Pages 109-115 Fungal Endophthalmitis (Umesh C. Behera)....Pages 117-133 Endophthalmitis in Newborns and Preverbal Children (Subhadra Jalali)....Pages 135-146 Cluster Endophthalmitis (Mudit Tyagi)....Pages 147-155 Endophthalmitis After Intravitreal Injections (Raja Narayanan)....Pages 157-164 Post-Vitrectomy Endophthalmitis (Vivek P. Dave)....Pages 165-171 Post-Keratoplasty and Corneal Refractive Surgery Endophthalmitis (Prafulla K. Maharana, Ruchita Falera, Namrata Sharma)....Pages 173-183 Endophthalmitis Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria (Nidhi Relhan, Harry W. Flynn Jr.)....Pages 185-198 Endophthalmitis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (Nidhi Relhan, Stephen G. Schwartz, Avinash Pathengay, Darlene Miller, Harry W. Flynn Jr.)....Pages 199-219 Nocardia Endophthalmitis (Lalitha Prajna)....Pages 221-228 Bacillus Endophthalmitis (Vivek P. Dave, Joveeta Joseph)....Pages 229-235 Front Matter ....Pages 237-237 Intravitreal Antibiotics (Sharat Hegde, Avinash Pathengay)....Pages 239-251 Corticosteroids in Endophthalmitis (Shreyansh Doshi, Avinash Pathengay)....Pages 253-263 Pharmacokinetics of Antimicrobials in Endophthalmitis (Thirumurthy Velpandian, Madhu Nath)....Pages 265-280 Front Matter ....Pages 281-281 Microbiology: Collection of Ocular Specimens, Processing and Interpretation of Results (Savitri Sharma)....Pages 283-291 Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis (Savitri Sharma)....Pages 293-298 Microbiology of Common Bacteria and Fungi (Savitri Sharma)....Pages 299-310 Trend and Challenges of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria and Fungi Causing Endophthalmitis: A Microbiological Perspective on Global Trends (Joveeta Joseph, Bhavani Sontam, Savitri Sharma)....Pages 311-329 Front Matter ....Pages 331-331 Pathology of Endophthalmitis (Ranju Kharel (Sitaula), Chanchal Poddar, Jyotirmay Biswas)....Pages 333-341 Front Matter ....Pages 343-343 Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis: Different Practices from Around the World (Victor M. Villegas, Stephen G. Schwartz, Andrzej Grzybowski, Nidhi Relhan, Harry W. Flynn Jr.)....Pages 345-356 Guidelines for Safe Surgery (Taraprasad Das, Savitri Sharma, Mudit Tyagi)....Pages 357-366 Front Matter ....Pages 367-367 Clinical Trials in Endophthalmitis (Taraprasad Das)....Pages 369-372 Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study (Taraprasad Das)....Pages 373-382 European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons’ Antibiotic Prophylaxis Study in Cataract Surgery (Taraprasad Das)....Pages 383-389 Povidone-Iodine Prophylaxis in Endophthalmitis (Taraprasad Das)....Pages 391-395 Dexamethasone in Endophthalmitis (Taraprasad Das)....Pages 397-400 Back Matter ....Pages 401-409