Uveitis
Fundamentals and Clinical Practice: Expert Consult - Online and Print
By- Robert Nussenblatt, MD, Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, Chief, Office of Protocol Services, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- Scott Whitcup, MD, Executive Vice President, Head, Research & Development, Chief Scientific Officer, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA; Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Uveitis is the comprehensive reference you need for a balanced approach to basic science and clinical application. Robert B. Nussenblatt and Scott M. Whitcup provide a cohesive and integrated discussion of the topic, covering everything from the role of surgery to AIDS to anterior uveitis and more. This new edition even includes full color throughout, 400 photographs and illustrations, and searchable access to the text online at expertconsult.com. Comprehensive yet readable, this resource packs everything you need in patient evaluation and management to achieve optimal results.
Audience
Ophthalmology, Optometry
Hardbound, 480 Pages
Published: March 2010
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-1-4377-0667-3
Contents
PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1 Elements of the Immune System and Concepts of Intraocular
Inflammatory Disease PathogenesisPART 2: DIAGNOSIS
Chapter 2 Medical History in the Patient with UveitisChapter 3 Examination of the Patient with Uveitis
Chapter 4 Development of a Differential DiagnosisChapter 5 Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 6 Evidence-Based Medicine in UveitisPART 3: MEDICAL THERAPY AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION
Chapter 7 Philosophy, Goals, and Approaches to Medical TherapyChapter 8 Role of Surgery in the Patient with Uveitis
PART 4: INFECTIOUS UVEITIC CONDITIONSChapter 9 Bacterial and Fungal Diseases
Chapter 10 Spirochetal DiseasesChapter 11 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Chapter 12 Acute Retinal Necrosis and Progressive Outer Retinal NecrosisChapter 13 Other Viral Diseases
Chapter 14 Ocular ToxoplasmosisChapter 15 Ocular Histoplasmosis
Chapter 16 Toxocara canisChapter 17 Onchocerciasis and Other Parasitic Diseases
Chapter 18 Postsurgical UveitisPART 5: UVEITIC CONDITIONS NOT CAUSED
Chapter 19 Anterior Uveitis
BY ACTIVE INFECTIONChapter 20 Scleritis
Chapter 21 Intermediate UveitisChapter 22 Sarcoidosis
Chapter 23 Sympathetic OphthalmiaChapter 24 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
Chapter 25 Birdshot RetinochoroidopathyChapter 26 Behçets Disease
Chapter 27 Retinal VasculitisChapter 28 Serpiginous Choroidopathy
Chapter 29 White-Dot SyndromesChapter 30 Masquerade Syndromes
Chapter 31 Other Ocular Diseases and the Immune Response: Who Would Have Thought?
