The Sclera

2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4419-6501-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 830 g

The Sclera is the definitive text on the diagnosis and treatment of scleral diseases, with in-depth chapters on non-infectious scleritis, infectious sclertitis, non-inflammatory diseases of the sclera, and systemic implications of scleral disease. Basic physiology, anatomy, and biochemistry are addressed as well. Written for the ophthalmologist, the revised and updated new edition of The Sclera contains the most current information available on newer characterizations of the composition of the sclera, immune derangements of it, and success in medical and surgical treatment of the inflammatory diseases of the sclera.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sainz De La Maza, Maite

Foster, C. Stephen

Tauber, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Augenheilkunde, Optometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Structural Considerations of the Sclera.- 2. Immunologic Considerations of the Sclera.- 3. Diagnostic Approach to Episcleritis and Scleritis.- 4. Clinical Considerations of the Episcleritis and Scleritis.- 5. Pathology in Scleritis.- 6. Non Infectious Scleritis.- 7. Infectious Scleritis.- 8. Non Inflammatory Diseases of the Sclera.- 9. Treatment of Episcleritis and Scleritis.

Über Autor(innen)

Maite Sainz de la Maza, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Clinical Institute of Ophthalmology    
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Joseph Tauber, MD
Tauber Eye Center
4400 Broadway, Suite 202
Kansas City, Missouri 64111 
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C. Stephen Foster, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution
5 Cambridge Center, 8th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
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