Uveitis and Immunological Disorders

Uveitis and immune-mediated disorders encompass a wide spectrum of potentially blinding diseases that ophthalmologists see in daily practice. Recent years have seen enormous progress in understanding of the principal mechanisms of inflammatory and immunological processes in ocular disorders. The purpose of this second Uveitis volume of the Essentials in Ophthalmology series is to provide ophthalmologists with the most current understanding of the pathogenesis of common immune-mediated disorders of the eye and a practical approach to these diseases. The book fills the gap between textbooks and original research publications, focuses on clinical aspects of inflammatory eye diseases, covers a broad spectrum of disease including those affecting the conjunctiva, sclera and cornea, as well as intraocular inflammation. The format is quick and easy to read with highly structured core messages and summaries for the clinician. This publication serves not only as a valuable source of up-to-date information for ophthalmologists but will also interest pediatricians, specialists in internal medicine and dermatologists confronted with inflammatory eye diseases.

Contact Lens-Related Corneal Infection.- New Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome.- Allergic Conjunctivitis: Clinical Consequences and an Update on Understanding Its Pathophysiology.- Current Aspects of the Immunobiology and Prevention of Corneal Graft Rejection: What Have We Learned from 100 Years of Keratoplasty?.- Autoimmune Keratitis.- Recent Developments in Herpes Stromal Keratitis.- Genetic Insights into Uveitis.- Cataract Surgery in Patients with Uveitis.- Ocular Toxoplasmosis.- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease and Sympathetic Ophthalmia.- Neoplastic Masquerade Syndromes.- Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Targeted Therapies in Uveitis.- Immunotherapy of Uveitis: is Gene Therapy in our Future?.- Optic Neuritis from the Perspective of an Ophthalmologist.