Ocular Fungal Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Fungal infections of the eye and ocular adnexa continue to be an important cause of ocular morbidity, particularly in the developing world. These infections have increased in recent decades due to spectrum antibiotic use, the growing number of patients undergoing procedures that lead to immunosuppression, postoperative infection, trauma, and prolonged corticosteroid use. Major pathogenic fungi include Aspergillus, Candida spp., Cryptococcus species, and Coccidioides spp., Fusarium, Penicillium, Pseudallescheria, dimorphic fungi Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix, and Coccidioides immitis. The diagnosis of ocular fungal infections can be difficult because of nonspecific clinical manifestations. Therefore, understanding ocular fungal infections will improve the clinical outcome of this condition.

For these reasons, this Special Issue is to collect novel findings, reviews, and expert opinions on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular fungal infections, with a special focus on endophthalmitis, keratitis, orbital infections, systemic infections, and ocular adnexa. Studies covering the epidemiological aspects, clinical findings, laboratorial diagnosis, treatments, antifungal resistance, new etiological agents, as well as case reports will be welcome.

Dr. Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto
Dr. Alexandro Bonifaz
Guest Editors

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