Main description:

The goal of this comprehensive text is to enable ophthalmologists and rheumatologists to differentiate scleral disorders and implement timely treatment plans based on current best practice and available evidence. Extensive updates to text reflect the advances that have occurred in investigation and treatment of scleral disease since the 2nd edition was written between 1998 and 2003. Numerous new and replacement images of the highest quality, particularly (in chapter 5) of Anterior Segment OCT which is being adapted to investigate scleral disease with stunning results. 1000+ new references to relevant key review and research papers.

Contents:

Chapter 1 - Historical introduction

Chapter 2 - Anatomical, physiological and comparative aspects

Chapter 3 - Clinical assessment of the eye and the joints in scleral disease

Chapter 4 - Clinical presentation of scleritis and episcleritis

Chapter 5 - Investigation of scleral disease

Chapter 6 - Ocular complications of scleritis

Chapter 7 - Pathology and pathogenesis of scleritis and sclerokeratitis

Chapter 8 - Scleritis in relation to connective tissue disorders

Chapter 9 - Scleral disease in relation to other systemic disorders

Chapter 10 - The sclera in myopia

Chapter 11 - Other affections of the sclera

Chapter 12 - Treatment of scleral and associated inflammatory disease