Tis book is more than an atlas and a text. It has what clinicians Professor Sundmacher communicates with clarity, continuity want most: experience. and style. Actual case examples are analyzed by a specialist who has Te book's strength is in its details. Terapeutic decisi- arguably treated more patients with ocular herpes than any making is based on clinical research, ofen the author's own other ophthalmologist. Not merely an inventory of viral kera- pioneering trials. For medical and surgical dilemmas, practi- titis, this sourcebook explains the ins and outs of infection and based advice springs from a pragmatic explanation of virology, infammation due to herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster vi- immunology and wound healing. rus and other herpes viruses. Te profciency and scope of this authoritative resource Herpetic eye disease needs a descriptive vocabulary, and leads me to rephrase a century-old maxim: 'To know herpes is the author provides a sensible classifcation. His distinctive to know ophthalmology.' terminology updates outmoded jargon, creating a new norm.

Zusammenfassung

This well-structured atlas offers practical advice for the recognition and management of each Herpetic Eye problem. It is based on nearly four decades of practical and scientific work and experience with follow-ups in thousands of herpes patients.

Inhalt
Common Characteristics and Distinct Features of Human Pathogenic Herpesviruses.- Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Diseases of the Anterior Segment and the Adnexa.- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Diseases of the Anterior Segment and the Adnexes.- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Diseases of the Anterior Segment.- Suspected EpsteinBarr Virus (EBV) Disease of the Anterior Segment.- Diseases of the Posterior Segment by HSV, VZV, and CMV.