Main description:

A handy manual for cornea specialists, this book provides detailed practical information about a complex, sight-threatening disease that can be challenging to diagnose and manage. This text features chapters dedicated to outlining all facets of diagnosis and management while covering both medical and surgical treatment options. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis, supplemented with useful references and appendices to provide simple step by step algorithms, is written by internationally renowned authors who are experts in the field.Including practical tips and guidelines for diagnosis and therapy of these disorders, Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis is designed to serve as a guide for comprehensive ophthalmologists and should find itself on the bookshelves of ophthalmology clinics, corneal practices and training programs across the country.

Contents:

CONTENTSSection 1: Basics1. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Anatomical ConsiderationsSaranya Devi, Anin Sethi, Noopur Gupta, Seema Sen, and M. Vanathi
2. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: EtiopathogenesisManotosh Ray and Hwei Wuen Chan
3. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Clinical EvaluationPrafulla K. Maharana, Rajesh Pattebahadur, and Namrata Sharma
4. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Investigative ModalitiesDivya Singh, Anat Galor, and Radhika Tandon
5. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: General Principles of Medical TherapyRadhika Tandon, Archita Singh, and Virender Singh Sangwan
6. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: General Principles of SurgeryHazel Anne Lin, Charmaine Chai Hui Chen, and Donald Tan
Section 2: Clinical Overview
7. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Clinical Syndromes, Classifications, and Differential DiagnosisSwapnali Sabhapandit and Somasheila I. Murthy
8. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Infectious CausesAna Luisa Hofling-Lima and Eduardo Gayger Muller
9. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Non-Infectious CausesJessica Chow and Vincent P. deLuise
Section 3: Guide to Treatment
10. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Medical Therapy AlgorithmsArchita Singh, Radhika Tandon, and Virender Singh Sangwan
11. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: C-shaped Lamellar Corneal Patch Grafts--"Match and Patch" TechniqueCharmaine Chai Hui Chen, Hazel Anne Lin, and Donald Tan
12. Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis: Practical Guide to Immunomodulatory AgentsRamana S. Moorthy and Shailaja Valluri