内容简介

The cornea is the ecosystem that connects the internal with the external eye. Defects and disorders in this delicate layer of tissue are frequent, painful and potentially damaging to the internal functioning of the eye. Conversely, disorders of the conjunctiva, eyelids, and tear mechanisms can affect the cornea.
This concise, practical text discusses this interrelationship, giving a comprehensive overview of the cornea and its common disorders, with the emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. Outstanding colour illustrations provide added diagnostic information.
Contents include:
·Ｆoundations of keratology
·The comea and in flammation
·crneal ulceration
·superfical keratopathy
·corneal complications of contact lens wear
·interstitial keratitis
·proliferaive lesions
·corneal ectasia
·herpes simplex virus keratitis
·corneal trauma
·corneal dystrophies
·corneal transplantation
·medical therapy for corneal disease
·procedures
·therapy of corneal disorder
Written by leading international specialists in the cornea, this book joins the Fundamentals in Clinical Ophthalmology series as an ideal reference for all practising ophthalmologists, and those in specialist training.
Other titles in the Fundamentals of clinical Ophthalmology series:
Cataract surgery
Glaucoma
Neuro-opthalmology
Paediatric Ophthalmology
Plastic and orbital surgery
Scleritis
Strabismus
Uveitis