This book is a comprehensive overview of blepharitis that covers various the definitions and types of blepharitis. It meets the market need for a comparable book on this topic that recognizes blepharitis as being both a common diagnosis and a challenging condition to treat.

Concise and unique, chapters are clinically focused, provide an equal focus on surgical management as well as on medical management of this condition. The book concludes with a look at future directions in the field as they pertain to the diagnosis, clinical treatment, and management of blepharitis.

Blepharitis is an invaluable reference written specifically for comprehensive ophthalmologists, cornea and external disease specialists, residents, fellows, and optometrists.

Autorentext

Asim V. Farooq, MD

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, USA

James J. Reidy, MD, FACS

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science

University of Chicago Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Zusammenfassung

This book is a comprehensive overview of blepharitis that covers the various types of this common and challenging entity.

Concise and unique, chapters are clinically focused, providing an equal emphasis on the medical as well as surgical management of this condition. The book concludes with a look at future directions in the field as they pertain to diagnosis and management.

Blepharitis is an invaluable reference written specifically for comprehensive ophthalmologists, cornea and external disease specialists, residents, fellows, and optometrists.

Inhalt

Introduction

Anterior blepharitis

Posterior blepharitis

Local and systemic associations Diagnostic tools

Sebaceous cell carcinoma: masquerade syndrome

Medical management

Surgical management

Conclusions and future directions