 | Cornea and External Eye Disease This outstanding volume from 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 the primary and tertiary literature.
This well-structured volume covers the following main topics: Confocal microscopy of the cornea.- Treatment of adenoviral corneal opacities.- Conservative treatment of severe surface disorders.- Amniotic membrane transplantation.- Limbal stem cell transplantation.- Techniques in penetrating keratoplasty.- Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.- Corneal allograft rejection.- Infective complications following LASIK.
Contents: Chapter 1: Autologous Serum Eyedrops for Ocular Surface Disorders * Chapter 2: Controversies and Limitations of Amniotic Membrane in Ophthalmic Surgery * Chapter 3: Transplantation of Limbal Stem Cells * Chapter 4: Limbal Stem Cell Culture * Chapter 5: Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty * Chapter 6: Corneal Transplant Rejection * Chapter 7: New Aspects of Angiogenesis in the Cornea * Chapter 8: Histocompatibility Matching in Penetrating Keratoplasty * Chapter 9: Current Systemic Immunosuppressive Strategies in Penetrating Keratoplasty * Chapter 10: Trephination in Penetrating Keratoplasty * Chapter 11: Infective Complications Following LASIK * Chapter 12: Treatment of Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis * Chapter 13: In Vivo Micromorphology of the Cornea: Confocal Microscopy Principles and Clinical Applications
ISBN: 3540226001
Author: Reinhard T Larkin F
Format: HB
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 01 Nov 2005
Edition : 1 |
