| Description |
1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
CORNEA COMPLICATIONS FROM UVEITIS -- Band keratopathy -- Limbal stem cells deficiency -- Herpetic corneal opacities -- IRIS COMPLICATIONS FROM UVEITIS -- Synechiae -- Topical medical management of iris synechiae -- Intrasurgical management of iris synechiae -- LENS COMPLICATIONS FROM UVEITIS -- Pathogenesis of cataract in uveitis patients -- Uveitis etiologies associated with cataract development -- Inflammation control before planning cataract surgery -- Preoperative management -- Surgical treatment -- IOL vs non IOL -- Secondary IOLs -- Postoperative management -- Management of postoperative complications -- Fibrin reaction -- CILIARY PROCESSES COMPLICATIONS FROM UVEITIS -- UBM for ciliary processes evaluation Ciliary body cysts -- Ciliary processes atrophy -- Hypotony in uveitis -- GLAUCOMA -- Hypertensive uveitis -- Causes of glaucoma in uveitis -- Open angle glaucoma -- Angle closure glaucoma -- Medical management of uveitic glaucoma -- Surgical management of uveitis glaucoma -- INFLAMMATORY CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANES AND INFLAMMATORY DEPOSITS -- Pathogenesis of iCNV -- Multimodal imaging of iCNV -- Treatment of iCNV -- CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA -- Pathophysiology of uveitic macular edema -- Differential diagnosis of uveitis macular edema -- Multimodal imaging of uveitic macular edema -- Treatment of uveitic macular edema -- Anti-VEGF -- EPIRETINAL MEMBRANES AND SUBRETINAL FIBROSIS -- RETINAL DETACHMENT SECONDARY TO UVEITIS -- Principal uveitis conditions at risk of retinal detachment -- Prevention of retinal detachment -- Surgical planning -- reoperative management -- Surgical techniques -- Postoperative management -- Endoscopy -- Retinal and chorioretinal biopsies |
| Summary |
This book focuses on secondary conditions aggravating uveitis. In addition to diagnosing, treating, and managing uveitis as an entity, particular attention is given to the pathogenesis of complications arising from ocular inflammation, prevention and treatment thereof. The chapters trace the course of a particular complication, its cause and importantly how to avoid it. Leading expert specialist explain a variety of occurring secondary conditions and their management. Inflammatory diseases causing these complications are briefly touched; the main focus will be the pathogenesis of the actual complication, prevention and treatment. This multi-disciplinary approach to complications of uveitis offers the reader, the tools to prevent or how to correctly manage these. Being of special interest to the uveitis specialist, this book also will be of value for all those with an interest in secondary conditions of ocular inflammations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Uveitis -- Complications
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pichi, Francesco.
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Neri, Piergiorgio.
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| ISBN |
9783030283926 |
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3030283925 |
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