Category: Ophthalmology

By M.J. Jager, L. Desjardins, T. Kivelä, B.E. Damato, F. Bandello

ISBN-10: 3805597908

ISBN-13: 9783805597906

Uveal cancer is an competitive kind of melanoma that could contain the iris, the ciliary physique, and/or the choroid, that's the most position of this tumor. sufferers frequently desire to be told approximately therapy offerings and the result of diversified techniques. very important present scientific questions are even if a biopsy will be taken of choroidal melanomas, what can be performed with this biopsy, and no matter if high-risk sufferers might be screened usually. This quantity describes the scientific features of uveal cancer in addition to different present innovations to be had for therapy, comparable to radioactive plaque therapy, proton beam remedy, and native tumor resection. in addition, ideas for taking biopsies and characterizing biopsy fabric are proven. destiny cures comparable to anti-VEGF therapy and ideas for the therapy of metastases also are mentioned. citizens with an curiosity in ocular oncology, ophthalmologists or physicians facing uveal cancer, in addition to sufferers wishing to understand extra approximately this malignancy will discover a topical replace on uveal cancer during this ebook.

By Norbert Schrage, François Burgher, Jöel Blomet, Lucien Bodson, Max Gerard, Alan Hall, Patrice Josset, Laurence Mathieu, Harold Merle

ISBN-10: 3642145493

ISBN-13: 9783642145490

ISBN-10: 3642145507

ISBN-13: 9783642145506

More than 25,000 chemical items have the aptitude to reason ocular burns. simply because such burns may end up in lack of sight or the necessity for corneal transplantation, they have to be taken very heavily. This ebook is the 1st to be dedicated completely to chemical ocular burns. All points of the topic are lined, together with background, epidemiology, chemical brokers and reactions, histology, pathophysiology, medical symptoms, clinical and surgical remedies, and emergency care. specific realization is paid to the mechanisms curious about ocular burns and to the hyperlinks among the chemical reactivity of corrosive brokers and the scientific manifestations. present rules of decontamination are totally defined and the newest therapy ideas are mentioned intimately. This publication stands on the interface of the chemical and scientific sciences. it is going to be of serious sensible worth to ophthalmologists and medical professionals in emergency scientific and burns devices, and may acquaint chemists with the medical effects of corrosivity.

By Torsten Schlote, Matthias Grueb, Joerg Mielke, Jens Martin Rohrbach, Matthias Grüb

ISBN-10: 1588904520

ISBN-13: 9781588904522

ISBN-10: 3131398213

ISBN-13: 9783131398215

Seeing signs, differential analysis, fixing difficulties - visible diagnostics play a really targeted function in ophthalmology. Use this pocket atlas as a convenient significant other within the ophthalmological perform. the major beneficial properties contain: the most important stipulations in opthalmology; special descriptions and factors; necessary pointers on analysis and treatment; good based details in textual content and illustrations; very good photographs and drawings; and comparative presentation of questions about differential analysis. as a result of its pocket measurement, it's perfect to hold round and constantly to be had.

By Robert L. Peiffer Jr. DVM PhD DACVO, Simon M. Petersen-Jones DVetMed PhD DVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS

ISBN-10: 0702028614

ISBN-13: 9780702028618

This new version keeps the profitable problem-oriented procedure and entire colour textual content of the former version, besides broad insurance of all facets of small animal ophthalmology and greater than one hundred fifty colour illustrations. additionally the hot variation bargains even more, together with an academic CD-Rom of forty medical instances comprising videos and questions, to additional enhance the reader's abilities in achieving a correct prognosis and choosing the simplest therapy alternative. All chapters were totally revised and up to date take into consideration most recent advancements.

• Over a hundred and fifty full-color illustrations on all universal ophthalmic conditions
• Problem-oriented strategy engages the reader and promotes learning
• Concise uncomplicated technological know-how bankruptcy to set the history to the medical conditions
• Comprehensive scientific exam and analysis chapter
• International ophthalmic formulary appendix for fast connection with drug doses and formulations
• Aimed at veterinary scholars and basic practitioners

• Comes with CD-Rom choked with forty scientific circumstances to aid readers practice what they've got learned
• New illustrations hide key medical stipulations and surgical procedures
• Includes new fabric all through on exotics
• New individuals introduced in to maintain the textual content totally as much as date

By Georg Eisner

ISBN-10: 3642858031

ISBN-13: 9783642858031

ISBN-10: 3642858058

ISBN-13: 9783642858055

It supplies me specific excitement to jot down the foreword to this publication; this can be mostly considering i've got committed a considerable a part of my lifestyles to the enhance­ ment of the equipment utilized in ophthalmic examine. hardly ever has certainly one of my scholars taken the potential for dealing systematically with the probabilities of those tools. Dr. Eisner is, besides the fact that, this sort of exceptions. First, he has considerably enhanced the indentation touch glass; secondly, he has, with untiring enthusiasm, made a scientific choice of the conventional and pathologic findings, which, with the aid of the indentation touch glass and the slit lamp, will be saw within the outermost outer edge of the fundus and the ciliary physique. He has in comparison them to findings bought with mild magnification in post-mortem eyes and to histological sections. due to a lucky situation, W. Hess, who's either a superb draughts guy and a grasp of the distinctive exam method, was once capable of reproduce the visible phenomena faithfully. The reader who attempts to interpret those illustrations spatially will observe that this was once frequently tough. it's a technique which calls for a definite attempt of imagi­ state of house, yet that is very worthwhile. Dr. Eisner's monograph is an creation to a little-known department of biomicroscopy which broadens our technique of analysis and grants additional attention-grabbing points for the longer term. I want him well-earned success.

By Toru Nakazawa, Yasushi Kitaoka, Takayuki Harada

ISBN-10: 4431549641

ISBN-13: 9784431549642

ISBN-10: 443154965X

ISBN-13: 9784431549659

This booklet offers the most recent findings on neuroprotection and neuroregeneration as strength healing techniques for varied eye ailments, particularly, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal detachment, and retinitis pigmentosa. Glaucoma is likely one of the major factors of blindness during the global, and different ailments reminiscent of AMD and retinitis pigmentosa additionally result in lack of imaginative and prescient. these kinds of stipulations are characterised by means of degeneration of particular retinal mobilephone varieties, making it necessary to determine remedies to guard retinal neurons and the optic nerve.

With that objective in brain, this booklet explains the mechanisms underlying aforementioned illnesses and their experimental types. the radical approach proposals for the remedy of retinal ailments in keeping with the idea that of neuroprotection also are mentioned mostly physique of the textual content, whereas the part on regenerative examine discusses optic nerve regeneration, endothelial progenitor cells, and iPS cells.

This booklet is suggested as a qualified reference paintings for all medical professionals and trainees within the box of ophthalmology who're drawn to neuroprotective and neuroregenerative treatments.

By Claus Cursiefen, Albert S. Jun

ISBN-10: 331943019X

ISBN-13: 9783319430195

ISBN-10: 3319430211

ISBN-13: 9783319430218

This publication presents state-of-the-art info on sleek minimally invasive lamellar transplant suggestions for Fuchs endothelial dystrophy (FED), reminiscent of Descemet stripping automatic endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). as well as transparent step by step descriptions of methods, assistance is out there on donor tissue training, capability intra- and postoperative problems, and problem administration. destiny treatment plans within the kind of scientific, cell-based ways also are mentioned. to accomplish the image, suitable details is incorporated at the pathophysiology, scientific positive aspects, and differential prognosis of FED. This ebook may be of curiosity to all who desire to find out about the dramatic advancements in corneal transplantation and scientific therapy which are remodeling the administration of FED.

By Noemi Lois MD PhD FRCS(Ed), David Wong MD

ISBN-10: 1451119380

ISBN-13: 9781451119381

By A. Garg, et. al.

ISBN-10: 8184484933

ISBN-13: 9788184484939

Written by means of the main experts from around the globe, this complete color textual content describes and punctiliously illustrates cutting-edge diagnostic and remedy modalities for the cornea and refractive surgical procedure particularly. - provides distinctive discussions and professional advice on visible rehabilitation with corneal collagen cross-linking. - It combines entities : riboflavin or diet B2, that's a evidently happening phostoensitizer and ultraviolet gentle

By I. Howard Fine, Jorge Alio, Mark Packer (auth.), Jorge L. Alió MD, PhD, I. Howard Fine MD (eds.)

ISBN-10: 3642028616

ISBN-13: 9783642028618

Many ophthalmologists are within the transition from the conventional cataract surgical procedure strategy to the recent minimally incision cataract surgical procedure (MICS) procedure. they're within the desire of up to date details on how you can make this transition easily. during this publication, world-renowned opinion leaders current updated details at the new and fast-developing traits in cataract surgical procedure. It displays the cutting-edge of microincisional cataract surgical procedure with the idea that of minimizing incision. It bargains all important details at the new expertise in addition to at the surgical process. additional, it demonstrates how you can deal with tough cataract situations in addition to new intraocular lenses.