Intraocular Inflammation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540753850 ISBN 13: 9783540753858

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This well-structured and lavishly illustrated book is a comprehensive reference on intraocular inflammation that encompasses all anatomic forms, settings and etiologies. Individual sections are devoted to uveitis associated with systemic disorders, uveitis syndromes restricted to the eye, bacterial uveitis, viral uveitis, fungal uveitis, parasitic uveitis, uveitis caused by other microbes, traumatic uveitis, and masquerade syndromes. Chapters on the different forms of uveitis are in a homogeneous reader-friendly format, with identification of core messages, explanation of etiology and pathogenesis, up-to-date information on diagnostics and differential diagnosis and guidance on the most appropriate forms of treatment and prognosis. Helpful flow charts are included to assist in identification of potential underlying disorders and the reader will also have online access to one hundred informative case reports demonstrating the different courses of intraocular inflammation. The authorsare world experts keen to share their vast experience with the reader. Intraocular Inflammation will be a valuable resource for all physicians who deal with patients with inflammatory eye disease.

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About the Author

Manfred Zierhut Universitätsklinikum Tübingen Augenklinik,Tübingen, Germany

Carlos Pavesio, Moorfields Eyes Hospital, London, UK

Shigeaki Ohno, Yamanashi Medical University Dept. Anatomy, Nakakoma, Yamanashi, Japan

Fernando Orefice, University of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Narsing A. Rao, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

From the Back Cover

This well-structured and lavishly illustrated book is a comprehensive reference on intraocular inflammation that encompasses all anatomic forms, settings, and etiologies. Individual sections are devoted to uveitis associated with systemic disorders, uveitis syndromes restricted to the eye, bacterial uveitis, viral uveitis, fungal uveitis, parasitic uveitis, uveitis caused by other microbes, traumatic uveitis, and masquerade syndromes. Chapters on the different forms of uveitis are in a homogeneous reader-friendly format, with identification of core messages, explanation of etiology and pathogenesis, up-to-date information on diagnostics and differential diagnosis, and guidance on the most appropriate forms of treatment and prognosis. Helpful flow charts are included to assist in identification of potential underlying disorders, and the reader will also have online access to one hundred informative case reports demonstrating the different courses of intraocular inflammation. Theauthors are world experts keen to share their vast experience with the reader. The Textbook of Intraocular Inflammation will be a valuable resource for all physicians who deal with patients with inflammatory eye disease.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540753850
• ISBN 13: 9783540753858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1632
• Editor: Zierhut Manfred, Pavesio Carlos, Ohno Shigeaki, Orefice Fernando, Rao Narsing A.