Screen LibraryCornea and external eye disease
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Essentials in ophthalmology, |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33681-5 |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 232 p.: ill. |
| ISBN: |
9783540336815 (electronic bk.) 3540336818 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | R772 |
| CLC: | R772.2 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Fuchs endothelial dystrophy: pathogenesis and management / Leejee H. Suh and M. Vaughn Emerson -- Amniotic membrane transplantation for the treatment of corneal ulceration in infectious keratitis / Arnd Heiligenhaus, Carsten Heinz, Klaus Schmitz, Christoph Tappeiner, Dirk Bauer and Daniel Meller -- Corneal regenerative medicine: corneal substitutes for transplantation / May Griffith, Per Fagerholm, Wenguang Liu, Christopher R. McLaughlin and Fengfu Li -- Phototherapeutic keratectomy in corneal dystrophies / Berthold Seitz and Achim Langenbucher -- Classification of corneal dystrophies on a molecular genetic basis / Francis L. Munier and Daniel F. Schorderet -- Developments in corneal preservation / W. John Armitage -- Herpes simplex keratitis and related syndromes / Anshoo Choudhary, Gareth T. Higgins and Stephen B. Kaye -- Management of ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid / Valerie P.J. Saw and John K.G. Dart -- Adult inclusion conjunctivitis / Philippe Kestelyn -- Chronic blepharitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis, and new treatment options / Claudia Auw-Haedrich and Thomas Reinhard -- New aspects on the pathogenesis of conjunctival melanoma / Thomas Seregard and Eugenio Triay -- In Vivo confocal microscopy in healthy conjunctiva, conjunctivitis, and conjunctival tumors / Elisabeth M. Messmer. This outstanding volume in the Essentials in Ophthalmology series presents recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal disease. Its intention is not to replace the relevant textbooks, but to serve as a bridge between primary and tertiary literature. This well-structured volume covers the following main topics: Herpes simplex keratitis. -Amniotic membrane transplantation for the treatment of corneal ulceration in infectious keratitis. -Chlamydial infection. -Chronic blepharitis. -New aspects on the pathogenesis of conjunctival melanoma. -Confocal microscopy of malignant tumors. |