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Corneal Ulcers: Diagnosis and Management Rasik B Vajpayee, Namrata Sharma

SECTION 1: APPLIED BASIC SCIENCES
CHAPTER 1:Anatomy and Physiology
- Applied Physiology of Cornea
- Corneal transparency
- Normal Defense Mechanism
CHAPTER 2:Pathogenesis of Corneal Ulceration
- Introduction
  - STAGES OF CORNEAL ULCER
  - SEQUEL AND COMPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 3:Microbiology
- Introduction
- Protozoa
- Acanthamoeba
- Microsporidia
- Mycology
- Moniliaceae
- Bacteriology
- Specific Bacteria
- Stains and Culture Media
  - STAINING METHODS
  - CULTURE MEDIA
    - Nutrient agar
CHAPTER 4:Pharmacology
- Antibacterial Agents
  - ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS
  - PREPARATION OF FORTIFIED TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS
- Antifungal Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Adjuvants
  - CORTICOSTEROIDS
    - Topical Corticosteroids
- Cycloplegics
  - TYPES OF CYCLOPLEGICS
    - Atropine
    - Homatropine
- Anti-glaucoma Medications
  - TOPICAL ROUTE
  - SYSTEMIC ROUTE
    - Acetazolamide
    - Mannitol
SECTION 2: WORK UP OF CORNEAL ULCER
CHAPTER 5:Clinical Examination
- Introduction
- History and Symptoms
- Onset of Disease
- Clinical Examination and Signs
- Record of Visual Acuity
- External Ocular Examination
  - EYELIDS
  - LACRIMAL SAC
- Slit-lamp Biomicroscopy
- Special Characteristics
- Varying Clinical Picture
CHAPTER 6:Investigations
- Systemic Investigations
- Ocular Investigations
- Clinical Investigations
  - INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
  - ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- Microbiological Investigations
SECTION 3: TYPES OF MICROBIAL KERATITS
CHAPTER 7:Bacterial Keratitis
- Risk Factors
- Etiologic Organisms
  - REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
  - SPECIFIC ORGANISMS
- Clinical Features
- Microbiologic Work Up
- Treatment
CHAPTER 8:Fungal Keratitis
- Epidemiology
- Risk Factors
  - OCULAR FACTORS
  - SYSTEMIC FACTORS
- Etiopathogenesis
- Clinical Features
- Laboratory Diagnosis
- Management
  - MEDICAL THERAPY
  - SURGICAL THERAPY
CHAPTER 9:Viral Keratitis
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
  - INFECTION
  - IMMUNE MECHANISMS
- Clinical Features
- Laboratory Diagnosis
- Medical Treatment
- Management of Specific Conditions
- Surgical Treatment
  - PREVENTION
- Varicella Zoster Virus
- Management
CHAPTER 10:Protozoal Keratitis
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis
- Laboratory Diagnosis
SECTION 4: SPECIFIC TYPE OF KERATITIS
CHAPTER 11:Pediatric Keratitis
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
  - PREVALENCE
  - REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
- Predisposing Factors
- Etiology
  - MICROBIAL KERATITIS
  - NON-MICROBIAL KERATITIS
    - Nutritional
    - Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
- Diagnosis
- Management
CHAPTER 12:Contact Lens Related Keratitis
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Risk Factors
- Pathogenesis
- Organisms
  - CLINICAL FEATURES
- Management
CHAPTER 13:Infectious Crystalline Keratopathy
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Clinical Features
  - LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
- Treatment
CHAPTER 14:Post-surgical Microbial Keratitis
- Keratitis after Pterygium Surgery
- Keratitis After Cataract Surgery
- Microbial Keratitis After Keratoplasty
  - PREDISPOSING FACTORS
- Microbiology of Graft Infection
- Clinical Features
- Investigations
- Management
- Graft Survival and Visual Outcome
  - MICROBIAL KERATITIS AFTER REFRACTIVE SURGERY
    - Microbial Keratitis After LASIK
CHAPTER 15:Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
- Introduction
- Pathogenesis
- Predisposing Factors
- Clinical Features
  - SYMPTOMS
  - SIGNS
- Investigations
CHAPTER 16:Neurotrophic Keratitis
- Introduction
- Etiology
- Diagnosis
  - HISTORY
  - OCULAR EXAMINATION
- Differential Diagnosis
- Investigations
- Treatment
CHAPTER 17:Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathogenesis
  - CLINICAL PICTURE
  - HISTORY
- Examination
  - SYSTEMIC
  - OCULAR
- Investigations
- Imaging Studies
- Microbiology Work Up
- Biopsy
  - HISTOLOGIC FINDINGS
- Treatment
- Medical Therapy
- Specific Diseases
SECTION 5: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 18:Intracameral Antibiotics
- Introduction
- Indications of Intracameral Antimicrobials
  - TECHNIQUE
  - RESULTS
- Summary
CHAPTER 19:Glue Application
- Introduction
- Chemical Composition and Characteristics
- Biological Effects
- Application of the Glue
CHAPTER 20:Conjunctival Flaps
- Introduction
- Indications
  - CONTRAINDICATIONS
  - TYPES OF CONJUNCTIVAL FLAPS
- Summary
CHAPTER 21:Therapeutic Keratoplasty
- Introduction
- Indications
- Timing of Surgery
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Surgical Technique
- Postoperative Management
  - ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY
  - STEROIDS
- Complications
- Summary
CHAPTER 22:Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
- Introduction
- Complications
- Conclusion

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