Overview

Uveitis is inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, which is known as the uvea or uveal tract. It is a complex condition with a variety of causes and clinical manifestations, including injury, infection or an underlying condition. This 1200pp second edition brings ophthalmologists fully up to date with the latest developments in diagnosing and treating uveitis. Beginning with the basic principles of the disease, its diagnosis and management, the following sections discuss the treatment of numerous different infectious, non infectious, masquerade and autoimmune syndromes. Basic science, differential diagnosis, pathology and clinical management are discussed for each condition. Written by specialists from the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI) and John A Moran Eye Center in the USA, this comprehensive new edition includes 699 colour images and illustrations. Key points Comprehensive, second edition bringing ophthalmologists fully up to date with diagnosis and treatment of uveitis Discusses different uveitis syndromes – infectious, non infectious, masquerade and autoimmune Authored by US ophthalmic specialists Includes 699 full colour images and illustrations First edition published in 2001 by Saunders

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Author:   C Stephen Foster ,  Albert T Vitale
Publisher:   Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Imprint:   Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.200kg
ISBN:  

9789350255728

ISBN 10:   9350255723
Pages:   1200
Publication Date:   30 March 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Basic Principles Introduction • The Uvea: Anatomy, Histology and Embryology • Definition, Classification, Etiology and Epidemiology • General Principles and Philosophy   Section 2: Principles of Diagnosis and Therapy Diagnosis of Uveitis • Imaging Studies for Uveitis • Treatment of Uveitis—Overview • Corticosteroids • Mydriatic and Cycloplegic Agents • Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs • Immunosuppressive Chemotherapy • Diagnostic Surgery • Therapeutic Vitreoretinal Surgery • Clinical Trials and Evidence-based Medicine in the Medical Management of Uveitis   Section 3: The Uveitis Syndromes— Infectious Syphilis • Borreliosis • Bartonella • Tuberculosis • Leptospirosis • Brucellosis • Ocular Whipple’s Disease • Rickettsial Diseases • Ocular Leprosy • Herpes viruses • Emergent Viral Infections • Rift Valley Fever • Measles • Rubella • Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome • Candidiasis • Coccidioidomycosis • Cryptococcosis • Sporotrichosis • Toxoplasmosis • Other Vector-Borne Parasitic Infections • Free-living Amebas and Amebiasis • Giardia Lamblia • Trypanosomiasis • Pneumocystosis • Ocular Toxocariasis • Ascariasis • Onchocerciasis • Loiasis • Cysticercosis • Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis • Schistosomiasis • Ophthalmomyiasis • Ophthalmia Nodosa • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Associated Uveitis   Section 4: The Uveitis Syndromes— Masquerade Syndromes Masquerade Syndromes: Malignancies • Masquerade Syndromes: Endophthalmitis • Nonmalignant, Noninfectious Masquerade Syndromes   Section 5: The Uveitis Syndromes— Autoimmune Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus • Scleroderma • Giant Cell Arteritis • Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease • Polyarteritis Nodosa • Granulomatosis with Polyangitis (Wegener) (GPA) • Polychondritis • Fuchs’ Heterochromic Iridocyclitis • Diagnostic Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald Criteria • Sarcoidosis • Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome • Birdshot Retinochoroidopathy • Sympathetic Ophthalmia • Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease • Multifocal Choroiditis and Panuveitis • Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome • Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy • Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis • Serpiginous Choroiditis • Subretinal Fibrosis and Uveitis Syndrome • Punctate Inner Choroiditis:Diagnosis and Management • Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy • Lens-Induced Uveitis • Retinal Vasculitis • Intermediate Uveitis   Section 6: Other Medication-Induced Uveitis • Pediatric Uveitis • Pregnancy and Uveitis • Traumatic Uveitis

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C Stephen Foster MD FACS FACR Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution (MERSI), Cambridge, MA, USA Albert T Vitale MD John A Moran Eye Center & Redwood Health Center, Salt Lake City, USA  

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