Uveitis and Immunological Disorders (Essentials in Ophthalmology)
Contributors: Uwe Pleyer (Editor); Bartly Mondino (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 29, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9783540200451
Subjects: Medical; Medical / Nursing; Dermatology; General; Ophthalmology; Behcet therapy; CMV retinitis; Chorioditis; Dry eye; Herpes viruses in ocular inflammation; Immunological disorders; MALT; Medical / Ophthalmology; OCP; Oocular allergy; PKP; Scleritis; Uveitis; Nursing - General
First sentence: Allergy or type 1 hypersensitivity is an im-munoglobulin E (IgE) driven reaction that can take place in different organs.
Description: Designed to provide the ophthalmologist with an understanding of the pathogenesis of the most frequent immune-mediated disorders of the eye and a practical approach to these diseases and to fill the gap between textbooks and original research publications. With a broad spectrum of contributions, including diseases affecting the conjunctiva, sclera and cornea as well as intraocular inflammation, this publication will serve not only as a valuable source of up-to-date information for ophthalmologists but also be of interest to pediatricians, specialists in internal medicine and dermatologists 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.