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Abstract
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Summary
This essay is a brief discussion of the fungus
infections of the eye. It falls into 4 chapters.
The first one is an introduction about microbiology
of fungi. General morphology, classification,
reproduction, and finally staining and cultural
characteristics of fungi are all discussed.
The second chapter includes fungus infections
of the lids, the conjunctiva, the lacrimal apparatus,
the cornea, and the orbit. The ciinical
picture, the laboratory diagnosis and the various
lines of treatment are mentioned.
The third chapter is about intraocular fungus
infections. Exogenous and endogenous fungal endophthalmitis
are discussed together with the presumed
histoplasmic syndrome and its relation to the Histoplasma
capsulatum.
The fourth and the last chapter discusses antifungal
agents. The action, the spectrum, the
ophthalmic uses, the dosage and the adverse effects
of each drug are mentioned.