title: Ocular and periocular infections.
abstract: The eye is an important site for infectious disease because an incorrect diagnosis can cause loss of vision or loss of life. An approach to accurate diagnosis, intervention, and therapy is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holzberg
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stulting
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Drake
mesh_terms: D001762:Blepharitis; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016849:Keratitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections