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Mycotic Keratitis
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Mycotic keratitis, also known asfungal keratitis, is commonly defined as an inflammation of the cornea. Globally, mycotic keratitis is more common as compared to others eye disorders. Though it occurs in all parts of the world it is more prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. Mycotic Keratitis emphasizes novel perspectives on mycotic keratitis treatments and addresses different therapies used in treatment. The book is designed to be immensely useful for the students and teachers of microbiology, medicine, mycology, ophthalmology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Medical microbiology researchers in general and medical mycology in particular will find it a valuable user-friendly book.
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Mycotic Keratitis: An Old Disease with Modern Nanotechnological Solutions
Mahendra Rai, Avinash Ingle, Indarchand Gupta, Pramod Ingle, Priti Paralikar and Marcelo Luís Occhiutto
Fungal Keratitis Due to Fusarium
Alexandro Bonifaz, Lorena Gordillo-García, Scarlett Fest-Parra, Andrés Tirado Sánchez and Karla García-Carmona
Mycotic Keratitis caused by Dematiaceous Fungi
Javier Araiza, Andrés Tirado-Sánchez and Alexandro Bonifaz
Microbiological Diagnosis of Fungal Keratitis
Ayse Kalkanci
Special Cases in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Keratitis
Weiyun Shi and Hua Gao
Diagnosis and Treatment of Fungal Keratitis
Weiyun Shi and Hua Gao
Presentation, Clinical Signs and Prognostic Factors of Mycotic Keratitis
Mohammad Z. Mustafa and Pankaj K. Agarwal
Management of Fungal Keratitis
Mohammad Soleimani and Nader Mohammadi
Pathogenesis of Fungal Keratitis
Marcelo Luís Occhiutto
Epidemiology of Mycotic Keratitis
Ana Luiza Mylla Boso, Rosane Silvestre Castro, Denise Oliveira Fornazari and Monica Alves
Exploring Potential of Nanocarriers for Therapy of Mycotic Keratitis
Mrunali R. Patel, Rashmin B. Patel and Anuj J. Patel
Novel Perspectives in Treatment of Fungal Keratitis
Bhavana Sharma, Payal Gupta, Prashant Borde, Arjun Ravi and R.B. Vajpayee
Therapeutic Approach in Fungal Keratitis
Victoria Díaz-Tome, María Teresa-Rodríguez Ares, Rubén Varela-Fernández, Rosario Touriño-Peralba, Miguel González-Barcia, Laura Martínez-Pérez, María Jesús Lamas,
Francisco J. Otero-Espinar and Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro
Surgical Treatment of Mycotic Keratitis
Tadeu Cvintal, Diego Casagrande and Victor Cvintal
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Biography
Mahendra Rai, Ph.D. is a Senior Professor and UGC-Basic Science Research Faculty at the Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Maharashtra, India. He was Visiting Scientist in University of Geneva, Debrecen University, Hungary; University of Campinas, Brazil; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland. VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, and National University of Rosario, Argentina. His area of interests include Microbial Biotechnology and nanobiotechnology. He has published more than 400 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, he has edited/authored more than 48 books and 6 patents.
Marcelo Luís Occhiutto, M.D., is a physician in the Department of External Diseases, Cataract and Refractive Surgery of the T. Cvintal Institute of Ophthalmology - São Paulo, Brazil. He is a researcher at the Department of Ophthalmology and Human Genetics in the University of Campinas. His most recent research focuses on the use of nanotechnology for antiproliferative drugs in glaucoma surgeries, and about the identification of genetic polymorphisms that participate in the etiology of this serious eye disease.