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By
Jack Kanski, MD, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, UK
Carlos Pavesio, MD, FRCOophth, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Retinal Service Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
Stephen Tuft, MA, MChir, MD, FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmologist Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London , UK
Description
Highly Commended in the British Medical Association Book Awards 2007
This is a succinct and practical guide that
provides a clear overview of ocular inflammatory diseases. The text has been richly illustrated with clinical details and examples. A
description of the diagnostic features, investigations, differential diagnosis and management of each condition is presented. The book
is primarily intended for trainee ophthalmologists at all levels and should also be of interest to optometrists.
Audience
Ophthalmologists, Optometrists
Contents
Chapter 1 Blepharitis
Anatomy
Chronic marginal blepharitis
Miscellaneous blepharitis
Chapter
2 Dry Eye Disorders
Introduction
Diagnosis
Treatment
Chapter 3 Conjunctivitis
Introduction
Bacterial
conjunctivitis
Viral conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
Cicatrizing conjunctivitis
Miscellaneous conjunctivitis
Chapter
4 Keratitis
Introduction
Suppurative bacterial keratitis
Herpes simplex keratitis
Herpes zoster
ophthalmicus
Interstitial keratitis
Protozoan keratitis
Bacterial hypersensitivity-mediated corneal diseases
Rosacea
Severe
peripheral corneal melting
Neurotrophic and exposure keratitis
Contact lens-related keratitis
Corneal allograft
rejection and diffuse lamellar keratitis
Miscellaneous keratitis
Chapter 5 Episcleritis and scleritis
Applied
anatomy
Episcleritis
Scleritis
Chapter 6 Uveitis
Definitions
Investigations
Principles
of Treatment
Acute anterior uveitis
Chronic anterior uveitis
Intermediate uveitis
Posterior uveitis
Panuveitis
Primary
inflammatory choriocapillaropathies
Treatment of complications
Chapter 7 Endophthalmitis
Acute
post-operative bacterial endophthalmitis
Delayed-onset bacterial post-operative endophthalmitis
Bleb-associated bacterial
infection and endophthalmitis
Post traumatic bacterial endophthalmitis
Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis
Endogenous
fungal endophthalmitis
Chapter 8 Systemic Diseases
Connective tissue diseases
Spondyloarthropathies
Inflammatory
bowel disease
Non-infectious multisystem diseases
Systemic infections
Blistering mucocutaneous diseases
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Hardbound, 312 pages, publication date: JAN-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03737-2
ISBN-10: 0-323-03737-2
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 3 Oct 2009
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