Intraocular Inflammation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zierhut, Manfred (Editor), Pavesio, Carlos (Editor), Ohno, Shigeaki (Editor), Orefice, Fernando (Editor), Rao, Narsing A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.

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...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Anatomy
• Classification and Terminology
• Immunology and Experimental Uveitis
• Epidemiology
• Evaluation (History, Examination)
• Serology
• Fluorescence Angiography/Indocyanin Angiography
• Ocular Coherence Tomography
• Electrodiagnostic Tests
• Ultrasonography
• Ocular Biopsy
• Diagnostic Vitrectomy
• Laser Flare Photometry
• AC Diagnostics
• Diagnostic Imaging Procedures
• Genetics
• Uveitis and Clinical Trials
• Evidence Based Medicine
• General Considerations.– Corticosteroids
• Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
• Anti-TNF-alpha-Blocking Agents.– Azathioprine.– Chlorambucil.– Cyclophosphamide
• New Drugs
• Intraocular Drug Delivery.– Cataract.– Macular Edema.– Glaucoma
• Subretinal Fibrosis.– Vitrectomy
• Anterior Uveitis
• Intermediate Uveitis
• Posterior Uveitis
• White-Dot-Syndrom.– Panuveitis
• Retinal Vasculitis.– Retinitis
• Uveitis in Children.