Uveitis and Immunological Disorders
(Sprache: Englisch)
Uveitis and immunological disorders encompass a wide spectrum of potential blinding diseases that are seen in daily practice by many ophthalmologists. In recent years enormous progress has been made understanding the principal mechanisms of inflammatory and...
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Uveitis and immunological disorders encompass a wide spectrum of potential blinding diseases that are seen in daily practice by many ophthalmologists. In recent years enormous progress has been made understanding the principal mechanisms of inflammatory and immunological processes in ocular disorders. The purpose of this volume of "Essentials in Ophthalmology" is to provide the ophthalmologist with our present 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: highly structured with "core messages" and "summaries" for the clinician
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Uveitis and Immunological Disorders “
Targets in Ocular Allergy.- Dry Eye: Inflammation of the Lacrimal Functional Unit.- Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid.- Immunomodulation for Corneal Transplantation.- Scleritis.- Clinical Aspects of MALT.- Immunogenetics of Ocular Inflammatory Disease.- Immune Mechanisms in Uveitis.- The Tip of the Iceberg: Current Knowledge of Uveitis in Juvenile Arthritis.- Herpes Viruses in Ocular Inflammation.- Cytomegalovirus and the Eye.- Behçet's Disease.- Choroiditis: General Considerations and Classification.- Primary Inflammatory Choriocapillaropathies.- Stromal Choroiditis.- Immunomodulatory Therapy in Uveitis.- Vitrectomy in Uveitis.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2014, 2005, XVII, 291 Seiten, Maße: 17 x 24,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Uwe Pleyer, Bartly Mondino
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 3642438989
- ISBN-13: 9783642438981
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
From the reviews: "The book has a number of strengths. The layout is easy on the eye and there easily digestible bullet point summaries. The quality of the photos and diagrams are excellent ... . It is extremely well referenced and very up to date and, in this respect, succeeds in its objectives." (Vijay Shanmuganathan, eyenews, Vol. 12(1), June/July, 2005)
"The book has seventeen chapters which deal with fundamentals in immunopathogenic mechanisms, diagnosis, medical and surgical therapy in uveitis and immunological disorders involving the eye. ... the volume offers a superb, coherent foundation. The book is not only aimed at specialists in uveitis. Other subspecialists will also find answers to questions concerning ... immunological diseases of the eye. ... Almost all of the illustrations are in color with excellent quality, are well reproduced ... . The authors have done an admirable job ... . " (Joachim Puchta, Ophthalmologica, Vol. 219 (5), 2005)
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