Review of Uveitis
SLACK Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-55642-822-7 (ISBN)
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As the first text geared specifically toward reviewing current information on ocular inflammation and uveitic disease, ""Review of Uveitis"" is an essential resource for students, residents, fellows, and practicing clinicians, as well as general and subspecialist ophthalmologists looking to refresh their knowledge in the field.Drs. Russell Van Gelder and Anita Prasad have organized ""Review of Uveitis"" in a useful Q&A format, covering both basic mechanisms of ocular inflammation and specific clinical entities. The in-depth review answers provide focus on understanding disease processes, diagnosis, and treatment.Some topics include: basic mechanisms of ocular inflammation; signs, symptoms, and classification of uveitis; laboratory testing for uveitic disease; local and systemic treatments for all forms of uveitis; complications of uveitis; systemic disease associations of uveitic conditions; differential diagnosis of different presentations of uveitis; pars planitis and intermediate uveitis; infectious and autoimmune forms of posterior uveitis; and, a review of the white dot syndromes.This title features: user-friendly Q&A format, with chapters organized by topic; illustrations of disease processes and mechanisms, including many color photographs and diagrams; review of current recommendations regarding systemic and surgical treatment of uveitis; inclusion of over 200 clinically based questions ranging from basic to advanced; in depth answers to most uveitis questions encountered by the comprehensive and specialty clinician; and, up-to-date primary literature references for each chapter.
Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD, earned his bachelor's, PhD, and MD degrees from Stanford University. He completed his ophthalmology residency and uveitis and medical retina fellowships at Washington University in St. Louis. Author of over 100 papers and book chapters in ophthalmology and vision science, Dr. Van Gelder is presently the Boyd K. Bucey Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle. Anita G. Prasad, MD, graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Religion. Dr. Prasad received her medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School. She completed a residency in ophthalmology and a fellowship in uveitis and ocular immunology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently completing a retina fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2008 |
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| Zusatzinfo | ill |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55642-822-7 / 1556428227 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55642-822-7 / 9781556428227 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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