Uveitis and Immunological Disorders (Essentials in Ophthalmology)
Contributors: Uwe Pleyer (Editor); C. Stephen Foster (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9783540307976
Subjects: Diseases And Disorders Of The Eye; Mechanisms Of Immune Response; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - Management & Leadership; Ophthalmology; Surgery - General; Allergic Conjunctivitis; Drye Eye Syndrome; Keratoplasty; Medical / Ophthalmology; Ocular Toxplasmosis; Optic Neuritis; Immunology; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics
First sentence: The traditional major risk factors for microbial corneal infection (microbial keratitis or MK) include trauma and preceding corneal compromise such as surgery (e.g., cataract extraction, penetrating keratoplasty, refractive surgery) or herpetic corneal dis
Description: Provides 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. With a broad spectrum of contributions, including diseases affecting the conjunctiva, sclera and cornea as well as intraocular inflammation, this publication is a source of up-to-date information for ophthalmologists or anyone confronted with inflammatory eye diseases. Although mainly focused on clinical aspects of inflammatory eye diseases, several contributions address aspects such as immune mechanisms and genetics of these diseases.