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 atfuture 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.

Features an authorship of experts in the field Part of the Essentials in Ophthalmology Series A first-of-its-kind resource that comprehensively covers this common, yet challenging condition Addresses the varying types of blepharitis, including anterior and posterior blepharitis and their subtypes, masquerade conditions, and many more

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

Inhalt

1. Anterior Blepharitis.- 2. Posterior Blepharitis.- 3. Local and Systemic Associations.- 4. Diagnostic Tools.- 5. Sebaceous Carcinoma: Masquerade Syndrome.- 6. Medical Management of Blepharitis.- 7. Procedural Management.- 8. Blepharitis: Future Directions.