Endophthalmitis

Marlene L. Durand, M.D., is an Associate Professor of both Medicine and Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. She has been the Director of the Infectious Disease Service at Massachusetts Eye and Ear since 1997, and is on staff in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has taught medical students, residents, and infectious disease Fellows for many years and won the faculty teaching award in the combined infectious disease fellowship program of the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society and holds board certifications in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. She has repeatedly appeared in Best Doctors and Best Doctors in America. Her clinical and research interests have focused on eye infections, including endophthalmitis, keratitis, and infectious causes of uveitis, and otolaryngology infections. She is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and book chapters. Joan W. Miller, MD, FARVO, is Henry Willard Williams Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. She also serves as Chief of Ophthalmology at both Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital. An internationally recognized expert on retinal disorders, Dr. Miller is credited with co-developing verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT), the first pharmacologic treatment for retinal disease, and co-discovering the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in eye disease. Her research also demonstrated the therapeutic potential of VEGF inhibitors in eye disease, forming the scientific basis of antiangiogenic treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and related conditions. She has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed research articles, reviews, and book chapters. Additionally, she has been a member of the investigative team for 20 clinical trial reports and has edited several textbooks, including the 3rd edition of Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Her numerous honors include the 2014 António Champalimaud Vision Award, the highest distinction in ophthalmology and visual science, and the 2015 Mildred Weisenfeld Award for Excellence in Ophthalmology.

Endophthalmitis: An Overview.- The Pathogenesis of Bacterial Endophthalmitis.- Microbiologic Diagnosis in Endophthalmitis.- The Molecular Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis.- Acute-onset Postoperative Endophthalmitis.- Chronic Endophthalmitis Masquerading as Uveitis.- Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injection.- Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis.- Post-Traumatic Endophthalmitis.- Endogenous Endophthalmitis.- Exogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis.- Device-Related Endophthalmitis.- Endophthalmitis in Immunocompromised and Diabetic Patients.- Antibiotic Resistance in Endophthalmitis Pathogens.- Preventing Endophthalmitis.

"Endophthalmitis (Springer), edited by Marlene L Durand, Joan W Miller and Lucy H Young, seeks to help us understand how and why it happens, how to prevent it, and what should be done when an eye succumbs to endophthalmitis. ... This book is intended for all ophthalmologists." (EuroTimes, February, 2017)