Pflugfelder, Stephen C. Stern, Michael Elliot. Beuerman, Roger W. 1942- text nyu New York Marcel Dekker c2004 2004 monographic eng

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x, 428 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 24 cm. Foreword / Anthony Bron -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Dry eye: the problem / Stephen C. Pflugfelder -- 2. Lacrimal functional unit / Roger W. Beuerman, Austin Mircheff, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, and Michael E. Stern -- 3. Normal tear film and ocular surface / Michael E. Stern, Roger W. Beuerman, and Stephen C. Pflugfelder -- 4. Dysfunction of the lacrimal functional unit and its impact on tear film stability and composition / Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Michael E. Stern, and Roger W. Beuerman -- 5. Conjunctiva and tear film maintenance / Margarita Calonge and Michael E. Stern -- 6. Mechanisms of the ocular surface immune response / Pedram Hamrah, Syed O. Huq, Abha Gulati, and Reza Dana -- 7. Impact of systemic immune disease on the lacrimal functional unit / Robert I. Fox and Michael E. Stern -- 8. Sex and sex steroid influences on dry eye syndrome / David A. Sullivan -- 9. Pathological effects of lacrimal keratoconjunctivitis on the ocular surface / Steven Yeh, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, and Michael E. Stern -- 10 Impact of allergy on the ocular surface / Virginia L. Calder and S. Lightman -- 11. Ocular surface epithelial stem cells: implications for ocular surface homeostasis / Leonard P.K. Ang, Donald T.H. Tan, Roger W. Beuerman, and Robert M. Lavker -- 12. Meibomian gland disease / William D. Mathers -- 13. Diagnostic approaches to lacrimal keratoconjunctivitis / Cintia S. De Paiva and Stephen C. Pflugfelder -- 14. Therapy of lacrimal keratoconjunctivitis / Stephen C. Pflugfelder and Michael E. Stern -- 15. Surgical therapy for ocular surface disorders / Michael T. Yen -- 16. Therapy of ocular cicatrices pemphigoid / Thanh Hoang-Xuan -- 17. Surgical therapy for corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency / Mei-Chuan Yang, Steven Yeh, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, and Andrew J.W. Huang -- 18. Immunosuppressive therapy for ocular surface disorders / Andrew J.W. Huang -- Index. edited by Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Roger W. Beuerman, Michael E. Stern. Includes bibliographical references and index. Dry Eye Syndromes Ocular physiology Keratoconjunctivitis Dry Eye Syndromes etiology Anterior segment Eye Diseases Conjunctiva Wounds and injuries Conjunctiva Diseases Cornea Wounds and injuries Cornea Diseases Adnexa oculi Diseases 0824752570 EVLG 060209 20181025083533.0 275088 spa