Review of uveitis
By: Russell N. Van Gelder, Anita Prasad.
Contributors: Prasad, Anita, 1978-
Publisher: SLACK
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781556428227
Subjects: Uveitis -- Problems, exercises, etc; Uveitis -- Problems and Exercises
Genres: Problems, exercises, etc.; Problems and Exercises.
Description: As the first text geared specifically toward reviewing current information on ocular inflammation and uveitic disease, a resource for students, residents, fellows, and practicing clinicians, as well as general and subspecialist ophthalmologists looking to refresh their knowledge in the field. Drs. Russell Van Gelder and Anita Prasad have organized a useful Q&A format, covering both basic mechanisms of ocular inflammation and specific clinical entities. The in-depth review answers provide focus on understanding disease processes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic concepts in immunology and the immune response arc; title: Ocular immune responses and immune tolerance; title: Mechanisms of immune effector reactivity; title: Signs, symptoms, and classification of uveitis; title: Laboratory evaluation of uveitis; title: Medical and surgical management of uveitis; title: Complications of uveitis; title: Human leukocyte antigen-B27 related diseases; title: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related uveitis; title: Lens-induced uveitis; title: Other anterior uveitides; title: Intermediate uveitis and pars planitis; title: Viral retinitis; title: Protozoal, fungal, and helminthic posterior uveitis; title: Masquerade syndromes; title: Collagen vascular and other autoimmune posterior uveitides; title: Bacterial panuveitis; title: Ocular sarcoidosis; title: Sympathetic ophthalmia and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease; title: White dot syndromes; title: Ocular involvement in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.