Corneal Infiltrates; Updated
     
 Author: Barry A. Weissman, O.D. Ph.D.
CE Hours:  2
Cost: $50 ($45 for Vision West members)
COPE Approved

This course will discuss the various types of both infectious and non-infectious corneal infiltrates with the goal of enhancing the diagnostic abilities of the reader. Proper diagnosis will hopefully encourage proper treatment and optimize patient outcomes.
 
 Table of Contents (Click on course sections below to view the course)

>Introduction
>Definition of “Infiltrate”
>Contact lens complications
>Historical perspective: the evolving picture of corneal infiltrates
>Non-infectious infiltrates are common too
>Classical differential diagnosis of CIs
>CL related CI Classification schemes
>Etiology of non-infectious CL related CIs
>Rates of  non-infectious CL related CIs
>Infectious CL related CIs are, by definition, synonymous with microbial keratitis (MK)
>Four example and illustrative case reports
>Conclusions
>References

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