Uwe Pleyer / C. Stephen Foster

Uveitis and Immunological Disorders

Herausgegeben von Pleyer, Uwe; Foster, C. Stephen

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Uveitis and immune-mediated disorders encompass a wide spectrum of potentially blinding diseases that are seen in daily practice by many ophthalmologists. In recent years enormous progress has been made in understanding the principal mechanisms of inflammatory and immunological processes in ocular disorders. The purpose of this second Uveitis volume of the Essentials in Ophthalmology series is to provide the ophthalmologist with the most current understanding of the pathogenesis of the most frequent immune-mediated disorders of the eye and a practical approach to these diseases.
Uveitis and Immunological Disorders
Fills the gap between textbooks and original research publications
Focuses on clinical aspects of inflammatory eye diseases
Covers a broad spectrum, including diseases affecting the conjunctiva, sclera and cornea, as well as intraocular inflammation
Includes basic research aspects, such as immune mechanisms and genetics
Is quick and easy to read with highly structured core messages and summaries for the clinician
Covers different topics than the first volume.
This publication will serve not only as a valuable source of up-to-date information for ophthalmologists but will also be of interest to pediatricians, specialists in internal medicine and dermatologists confronted with inflammatory eye diseases.

Produktdetails

• Essentials in Ophthalmology
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11543800
• 2007
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9783540307976
• ISBN-10: 3540307974
• Artikelnr.: 20754520

Autorenporträt

Uwe Pleyer, Charité Berlin, Germany / C. Stephen Foster, Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute (MERSI), Cambridge, MA, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Contact Lens-Related Corneal Infection.- New Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome.- Allergic Conjunctivitis: Clinical Consequences and an Update on Understanding Its Pathophysiology.- Current Aspects of the Immunobiology and Prevention of Corneal Graft Rejection: What Have We Learned from 100 Years of Keratoplasty?.- Autoimmune Keratitis.- Recent Developments in Herpes Stromal Keratitis.- Genetic Insights into Uveitis.- Cataract Surgery in Patients with Uveitis.- Ocular Toxoplasmosis.- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease and Sympathetic Ophthalmia.- Neoplastic Masquerade Syndromes.- Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Targeted Therapies in Uveitis.- Immunotherapy of Uveitis: is Gene Therapy in our Future?.- Optic Neuritis from the Perspective of an Ophthalmologist.