2015-2016 Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC): Section 9: Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615256539 ISBN 13: 9781615256532

Publisher: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2015

Synopsis

Keep your ophthalmic knowledge current with the Academy's 2015-2016 Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC). BCSC is the most extensive compilation of ophthalmic scientific research and clinical experience, and it is continually updated by a faculty of more than 80 expert ophthalmologists.

Section 9 has been fully revised for the 2015-2016 edition, and begins with an overview of immune-mediated eye disease, summarizing basic immunologic concepts, ocular immune responses and special topics in ocular immunology. Discusses the clinical approach to uveitis and reviews non-infectious and infectious forms of uveitis, with an expanded section on viral uveitis and new material on infectious and non-infectious scleritis. Enhanced detection of infectious agents by immunologic and genetic methods and biologic therapeutics are detailed.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615256539
• ISBN 13: 9781615256532
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372
• Editor: Read Russell W.