Endophthalmitis. A Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Front Matter
Pages i-xvii

General Features
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

 

Specific Endophthalmitis

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

Science of Endophthalmitis Treatment: Pharmacology
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

Science of Endophthalmitis Treatment: Microbiology
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

Science of Endophthalmitis Treatment: Pathology
Front Matter
Pages 331-331
Pathology of Endophthalmitis
Ranju Kharel (Sitaula), Chanchal Poddar, Jyotirmay Biswas
Pages 333-341

Prophylaxis and Prevention
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

Clinical Trials in Endophthalmitis
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

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.

 

 

Keywords

Signs and symptoms of endophthalmitisPost-cataract surgery endophthalmitisPediatric endophthalmitisFungal endophthalmitisCorticosteroids in endophthalmitisIntravitreal antibiotics in endophthalmitis

 

 

About the editors

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.