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This book is a comprehensive treatise on slit lamp illustrations of infective and inflammatory pathologies of the cornea. Both infectious (bacterial, fungal, viral, and protozoan) and non-infectious keratitis that cause corneal vascularization, scarring and vision loss, have been extensively covered, supported by illustrated case scenarios.
List of contents
Table of Contents
SECTION A: OVERVIEW AND CLINICAL EXAMINATION
Chapter 1. Applied Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Corneal Infection & Inflammation
Chapter 2. Clinical Evaluation
SECTION B: CORNEAL INFECTION
Chapter 3. Viral Keratitis
Chapter 4. Bacterial Keratitis
Chapter 5. Fungal Keratitis
Chapter 6. Protozoal Keratitis and Other Atypical Infections
SECTION C: OTHER CORNEAL INFLAMMATION AND ULCERATION
Chapter 7. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis
Chapter 8. Neurotrophic Keratitis
Chapter 9. Vernal Kerato-conjunctivitis
Chapter 10. Ocular Surface Disorders
Chapter 11. Trachoma
Chapter 12. Exposure Keratopathy
SECTION D: POST-SURGICAL INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Chapter 13. Post-keratoplasty Corneal Infection and Inflammation
Chapter 14. Other Post-surgical Corneal Infection and Inflammation
SECTION E: CORNEAL INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION IN SYSTEMIC DISORDERS
Chapter 15. Corneal Involvement in Systemic Infection
Chapter 16. Corneal Involvement in Systemic Non-infective Diseases
SECTION F: PAEDIATRIC CORNEAL DISORDERS
Chapter 17. Approach to a Paediatric patient with Corneal Disease
Chapter 18. Paediatric Corneal Infection and Inflammation
SECTION G: MISCELLANEOUS CORNEAL INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION
Chapter 19. Contact-lens related Corneal Infection and Inflammation
Chapter 20. Post-traumatic Corneal Infection and Inflammation
Chapter 21. Chemical Injury
Chapter 22. Crystalline Keratopathy
Chapter 23. Corneal Hydrops
About the author
Dr. Noopur Gupta MS (Gold Medal), DNB, PhD is an eminent Cornea faculty at Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Dr. Ritika Mukhija, MD, MRCSEd, FICO, FAICO (Cornea) has been working as a Senior Resident in the Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Services at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Dr. Radhika Tandon, MD, DNB, FRCSEd, FRCOphth, MNASI is a Professor of Ophthalmology at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Summary
This book is a comprehensive treatise on slit lamp illustrations of infective and inflammatory pathologies of the cornea. Both infectious (bacterial, fungal, viral, and protozoan) and non-infectious keratitis that cause corneal vascularization, scarring and vision loss, have been extensively covered, supported by illustrated case scenarios.
