The Eye in Systemic Disease
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The Eye in Systemic Disease, Second Edition presents an overview of the relationship of the eye and medicine. The book details the systemic aspects of diseases. The topics discussed include various eye conditions such as conjunctivitis, episcleritis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, and cataract. Endocrine, circulatory, rheumatological, neurological, pulmonary, and blood disorders are covered as well. Physicians and students of medicine and pathology will find the book very useful.
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
Conjunctivitis
Episcleritis
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Keratitis
Scleritis
Anterior Uveitis
Cataract
Posterior Uveitis
Vascular Disorders of the Fundus
2 Endocrine Disorders
Thyroid Dysfunction
Diabetes Mellitus
3 Circulatory Disorders
Hypertension
Giant Cell Arteritis
Carotid Artery Disease
4 Rheumatological Disorders
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Reiter's Syndrome
Psoriatic Arthritis
Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
Behçet's Disease
5 Connective Tissue Disorders
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Sclerosis
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Polyarteritis Nodosa
6 Neurological Disorders
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenic (Eaton-Lambert) Syndrome
Ocular Myopathies
Dystrophia Myotonica
Multiple Sclerosis
Abnormalities of the Pupil
Nystagmus
Third (Oculomotor) Nerve Disease
Fourth (Trochlear) Nerve Disease
Sixth (Abducens) Nerve Disease
Disorders of the Chiasm
Disorders of the Optic Tract
Disorders of the Optic Radiations and Visual Cortex
Raised Intracranial Pressure
Carotid-Cavernous Fistula
Migraine
Wilson's Disease
Essential Blepharospasm
7 Pulmonary Disorders
Sarcoidosis
Tuberculosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis
8 Gastrointestinal Disorders
Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Whipple's Disease
Familial Polyposis Coli
9 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Syphilis
Congenital Syphilis
Chlamydial Oculogenital Infection
Gonorrhoea
10 Skin Disorders
Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (Severe Bullous Erythema Multiforme)
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Atopic eczema
Acne rosacea
Albinism
11 Blood Disorders
Anaemias
Leukaemias
Hyperviscosity Syndromes
Sickle-cell Disease
12 Malignant Diseases
Metastatic carcinoma
Multiple Myeloma
Lymphomas
13 Phacomatoses
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Neurofibromatoses
Tuberous sclerosis
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
Ataxia telangiectasia (Louis-Bar Syndrome)
Wyburn-Mason syndrome
14 Miscellaneous Disorders
Systemic Associations of Ectopia Lentis
Systemic Associations of Eetinitis Pigmentosa
Mucopolysaccharidoses
Retinopathy of Prematurity
15 Ocular Toxicity from Systemic Drugs
Systemic Steroids
Antimalarials
Amiodarone
Chlorpromazine
Thioridazine
Tamoxifen
Ethambutol
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 170
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1990
- Published: December 13, 1990
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483164366
About the Authors
Jack J. Kanski
Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Royaume-Uni
Affiliations and Expertise
MD, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, UK