Standards for Ocular Toxicology and Inflammation

Brian C. Gilger, Cynthia S. Cook, Michael H. Brown (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

IX, 212 Seiten

2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-78363-5 (ISBN)

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This book is an international effort to standardize the language, terms, and methods used in ocular toxicology.With over 300 color illustrations this consensus volume provides standards and harmonization for procedures, terminology, and scoring schemes for ocular toxicology. it is essential for industry, pharmaceutical companies, and governmental agencies to help improve the drug development process and to reduce and refine the use of animals in research. Standards for Ocular Toxicology and Inflammation is endorsed by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.

Dr. Brian Gilger received his veterinary degree from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. After an ophthalmology residency and masters degree at Auburn University, Dr. Gilger returned to The Ohio State University as an Assistant Professor; then in October 1995, he joined the faculty at North Carolina State University where he is now a Professor and head of clinical ophthalmology. Dr. Gilger has been president of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists, a board member of the Ocular Toxicology Sub-specialty (OTSS) of the Society of Toxicology, and a member of the AAALAC Board of Trustees. Dr. Gilger has been a member of the Association in Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) since 1989 and served on the ARVO Animals in Research Committee for 8 years, including serving as chair of this committee for 3 years. He is a Silver Fellow of ARVO (2016). He is the co-founder and current President of the International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium. He is board certified in Veterinary Ophthalmology and Toxicology. Dr. Gilger's research is focused on sustained ocular drug delivery, ocular pharmacology, gene and cell therapy, animal models of ocular inflammation, and ocular immunology. He is a consultant for many pharmaceutical companies and CROs, has authored over 150 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, has written over 30 book chapters, and is the editor of six books, including 3 editions of Equine Ophthalmology, the 2014 Springer publication Ocular Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Standards for Conducting Ophthalmic Examinations in Laboratory Animals.- Standard Operating Procedures for Common Ocular Experimental Procedures.- Harmonization of Lesion Nomenclature and Incidence of Disease.- Frequency of Spontaneous Ocular Lesions in Laboratory Animal Species.- Standard Ocular Irritation and Inflammation Scoring-Anterior and Posterior Segments.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.09.2018
Zusatzinfo	IX, 212 p. 319 illus., 318 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie
Schlagworte	common ocular experimental procedures • drug development • inflammation • Lesion nomenclature • ocular toxciology • Ophthalmology • ophthmalic examinations • Procedures • Protocol • standard ocular irritation and inflammation scorin • standard ocular irritation and inflammation scoring • Toxicology
ISBN-10	3-319-78363-7 / 3319783637
ISBN-13	978-3-319-78363-5 / 9783319783635
Zustand	Neuware