Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Approach to the Child with a Corneal Condition; Corneal Examination in Children; Diagnosis of the Red Eye in Children; Compliance with Ethical Requirements; References; 2 Corneal Diseases in Children: Imaging; Introduction; Photography; Microscopy; Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM) and Posterior Segment Ultrasound; The Immersion Method; The Contact Method; Topography; Keratometry; Discussion; Compliance with Ethical Requirements; References; 3 Corneal Diseases in Children: Infectious Keratitis

Nonviral Microbial KeratitisClinical Picture; Risk Factors; Host Response; Common Pathogens and Pathogenesis; Bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Staphylococcus aureus; Less Common Gram-Positive Bacteria; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Less Common Gram-Negative Bacteria; Spirochetes; Treponema pallidum; Fungi; Protozoa; Acanthamoeba; Viral Keratitis; Herpesviridae; Herpes Simplex Virus; Varicella Zoster Virus; Adenovirus; Treatment of Infectious Keratitis; Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis; Treatment of Fungal Keratitis

Treatment of Acanthamoeba KeratitisViral Keratitis Treatment; HSV; EKC; Surgery and Other Nonmedical Interventions; Additional Therapies and Follow-Up; Illustrative Cases; Compliance with Ethical Requirements; References; 4 Corneal Diseases in Children: Allergic Diseases; Allergic Conjunctivitis: Seasonal and Perennial; Symptoms and Signs; Pathogenesis; Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis (AKC); Symptoms and Signs; Pathogenesis; Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC); Symptoms and Signs; Pathogenesis; Treatment of Allergic Eye Diseases; Primary Interventions; Secondary Interventions

Tertiary InterventionsConclusion; Compliance with Ethical Requirements; References; 5 Corneal Diseases in Children: Ocular Surface Diseases; Tear Film Dysfunction; Tear Film Evaluation; Aqueous Deficiency; Evaporative Tear Film Dysfunction; Multifactorial Tear Film Dysfunction; Neurotrophic Keratitis; Exposure Keratitis and Eyelid Disorders; Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LCSD); Conclusions; Compliance with Ethical Requirements; References; 6 Corneal Diseases in Children: Congenital Anomalies; Congenital Corneal Anomalies: Anterior Segment Dysgenesis and Anomalies of Size and Shape

EmbryogenesisGenetics; Anterior Segment Dysgenesis; Primary Corneal Opacification; Corneal Dystrophies; CHED; CHSD; PPCD; XECD; Epibulbar Choristomas (Dermoids); Peripheral Sclerocornea; CYP1B1 Cytopathy; Secondary Corneal Opacification; Congenital; Kerato-Irido-Lenticular Dysgenesis (KILD) Versus Peters Anomaly; Irido-Trabecular Dysgenesis; Acquired; Trauma; Metabolic; Anomalies of Size and Shape; Microcornea; Megalocornea; Cornea Plana; Keratoglobus; General Approach to the Child with Congenital Corneal Anomalies; Compliance with Ethical Requirements; References