The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Ocular Herpes

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to ocular herpes, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on ocular herpes. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Ocular Herpes: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Ocular Herpes; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Ocular Herpes; Chapter 5. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; OCULAR HERPES GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: herpes eye infections, herpes simplex keratitis, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, herpetic keratitis, herpetic keratouveitis.