Fungal Eye Infections : Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Fungal Eye Infections: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment offers an in-depth and forward-looking exploration of one of the most challenging areas in ocular infectious disease. Bringing together the expertise of ophthalmologists, scientists, and medical mycologists, this volume offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of both established and emerging fungal infections of the eye.

Each chapter follows a structured format, beginning with an overview and discussion of epidemiology, followed by sections on diagnosis, treatment, and concluding remarks. The content covers fungal infections involving the eyelids, conjunctiva, lacrimal sac, cornea (keratitis), intraocular structures (endophthalmitis and choroiditis), as well as orbital and neuro-ophthalmic fungal infections. The book also addresses the growing challenge of antifungal resistance and highlights the expanding role of artificial intelligence in enhancing diagnostic accuracy and patient management.

Written in a clear, concise, and clinically oriented style, this book is designed to serve as an essential reference for ophthalmologists, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, and medical mycologists. Its unique integration of clinical and research insights makes it an indispensable resource for understanding, diagnosing, and managing the full spectrum of fungal eye infections.

Chapter 1. Diagnosis Methods of Ocular Fungal Infections; Alexandro Bonifaz, Andrés Tirado-Sánchez, Jesús Heriberto Dávila-Alquisiras, Jazmín Tejeda-Olán, Esaú López-Jácome and Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto.- Chapter 2. Ocular Drug Delivery of Antifungal Agents; Oindrilla Dasgupta, Tamizhmathy Mannangatty, Shridula Sankar, Nitin Khandagale, Velmurugan Kailasam, Manisha Malani, Prashant Garg, and Jayabalan Nirmal.- Chapter 3. Emerging antifungal resistance in ocular infections; Haroldo Cesar de Oliveira, Aileen Miwa Tabuse, Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima, and Anderson Messias Rodrigues.- Chapter 4. Fungal Infections of the Eyelids; Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto, Andrés Tirado-Sánchez and Alexandro Bonifaz.- Chapter 5. Fungal Infections of the Lacrimal System; Jiaxu Hong and Kun Shan.- Chapter 6. Fungal Conjunctivitis; Andrés Tirado-Sánchez, Alexandro Bonifaz, Jesús Heriberto Dávila-Alquisiras and Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto.- Chapter 7. Fungal Keratitis; Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia and Guillermo Amescua.- Chapter 8. Fungal Endophthalmitis; Lucy Young and Henry Zhou.- Chapter 9. Fungal Choroiditis; Wijak Kongwattananon.- Chapter 10. Fungal Infections of the Orbit; Anjali Anil, Ayush Vasisth and Shivaprakash Mandya Rudramurthy.- Chapter 11. Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations of fungal infections; Jaeryung Kim and Kyung-Ah Park.- Chapter 12. Artificial intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Fungal Infections; William Rojas-Carabali, Carlos Cifuentes-Gonzáles, Alejandra de-la Torre, and Rupesh Agrawal.

Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto, BSc, MPH, FRSPH, is a professor and researcher at the Centre for Public Health Research, Department of Medicine, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Peru. He graduated in Biological Sciences (BSc) from the Universidad de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Peru, obtained his Maste of Public Health (MPH) from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru, and earned his PhD in Public Health from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru. He is a Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (FECMM), an active member of numerous professional and academic societies, and a Global Assessor at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (UK). His research expertise includes evidence synthesis and the clinical and epidemiological aspects of fungal infections and infectious diseases, with a primary focus on sporotrichosis for more than 15 years. Professor Ramírez-Soto serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Medicine, BMC Infectious Diseases, Scientific Reports, Journal of Infection and Public Health, Frontiers in Public Health, Heliyon, and Current Fungal Infection Reports. He is also an Academic Editor for PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and PLOS Global Public Health, and a Top Peer Reviewer for Web of Science. He has been recognised as an Expertscape World Expert in sporotrichosis, ranked No. 2 worldwide in 2021, and is one of the most highly cited researchers in Peru.