Main description:

Ocular Surface Disorders draws together current knowledge of the epidemiology, clinical expression, pathophysiology and available medical and surgical therapies to provide a comprehensive text on the diseases of the ocular surface.

This highly illustrated text offers guidance on identifying patients most at risk of developing ocular surface disease, assessing their severity, and developing an effective treatment plan. The book opens by covering the basic anatomy and concepts behind disease of the ocular surface, before going to cover individual diseases, techniques and therapies in detail. An authoritative, international team of contributors provides expert insight and guidance.

Provides a definitive 'go-to' reference for ocular surface specialists, ophthalmologists, optometrists and trainees
Contains both medical and surgical management techniques
Dedicated chapters on specific diseases and treatments

Contents:

1 Functional anatomy

2 Definition and classification of ocular surface disease

3 Definition and classification of dry eye disease

4 Epidemiology

5 Discrimination of subtypes

6 Clinical utility of objective tests

7 Tear dynamics and dry eye

8 Role of inflammation, inflammatory cytokines and ocular surface markers in DES

9 Effect of dry eye disease on vision

10 Contact lens-induced dry eye disease

11 Dry eye disease and glaucoma

12 Sjoegren's syndrome and related conditions

13 Graft versus host disease

14 Computer vision syndrome

15 Anterior blepharitis

16 Episcleritis, scleritis and PUK

17 Thermal and chemical burns

18 Anterior corneal dystrophies

19 Pterygium and pinguecula

20 Ocular surface tumors

21 Conjuntivochalasia, lymphangiectasia and conjunctival concretions

22 Infectious conjunctivitis and keratitis

23 Ocular allergy

24 Limbal stem cell deficiency

25 Superior limbic conjunctivitis

26 Neurotrophic keratoconjunctivitis

27 Mechanical eyelid diseases

28 Artificial substitutes

29 Anti-inflammatories

30 Blood derivates

31 Secretagogues

32 Immunosuppressants and biologic therapy

33 Androgens

34 Therapeutic contact lenses

35 Topical antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral drugs

36 Anti-allergics

37 Lacrymal punctal occlusion

38 Conjunctival and scleral flaps and corneal adhesives

39 Amniotic membrane

40 Desepithelization, sequential sectorial conjunctival epitheliectomy

41 Phototherapeutic keratectomy

42 Autologous limbal transplant and alogenic limbal transplant

43 Keratoprosthesis

44 Future prospects and trends

Appendices