Dr. Peter Brennen will be presenting a case of infectious keratitis at UPMC Eye Center Grand Rounds on Friday, October 29, 2010 at 7am in BST S100A. Dr. Brennen and Dr. Deepinder Dhaliwal will lead a discussion after the case presentation. Participants may wish to read the following journal articles prior to attending.
Dejaco-Ruhswurm I, Scholz U, Hanselmayer G, Skorpik C. Contact lens induced
keratitis associated with contact lens wear. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2001
Oct;79(5):479-83. PubMed PMID: 11594983.
Wilhelmus KR. Indecision about corticosteroids for bacterial keratitis: an
evidence-based update. Ophthalmology. 2002 May;109(5):835-42; quiz 843. Review.
PubMed PMID: 11986084.
Pineda R 2nd, Dohlman CH. The role of steroids in the management of
Acanthamoeba keratitis, fungal keratitis, and epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. Int
Ophthalmol Clin. 1994 Summer;34(3):19-31. Review. PubMed PMID: 7960514.