Dry eye disease : the clinician's guide to diagnosis and treatment / [edited by] Penny A. Asbell, Michael A. Lemp.

Other author Asbell, Penny A.
Other author Lemp, Michael A.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Thieme, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents Epidemiology of dry eye disease / Alan Tomlinson -- Pathogenesis and classification of dry eye disease / Michael A. Lemp -- Patient history, symptoms, and questionnaires / Kelly K. Nichols -- In-office diagnostic tests for dry eye disease / J. Daniel Nelson -- Nonroutine tests for dry eye disease / Christophe Baudouin -- Diagnosis and management of lid and ocular surface disorders / Maurizio Rolando and Marina Papadia -- Increasing tear quantity with artificial tears and reducing evaporation / Kazuo Tsubota and Murat Dogru -- Modulation of inflammation and immunity in dry eye disease / Stefano Barabino, Saadia Rashid, and M. Reza Dana -- Complementary and alternative medicine to treat dry eye disease / Janine A. Smith -- Innovations in treatment of dry eye disease: mucin stimulators and hormone replacements / Harminder Singh Dua and Friedrich E. Kruse -- Dry eye and contact lenses / Penny A. Asbell and Ömür Ö. Uçakhan -- Refractive surgery and dry eye disease / Jay S. Pepose and Mujtaba A. Qazi -- Diagnosis and treatment of severe dry eye disease / Charles D. Reilly and Mark J. Mannis -- Surgery for dry eye disease / Frederich E. Kruse and Leonhard M. Holbach -- Systemic issues and dry eye disease / Shigeru Kinoshita and Norihiko Yokoi -- Lessons learned from clinical trials treating dry eye disease / Gary N. Foulks -- Keeping current on medical information and drug development / Gary D. Novack -- Future trends in the treatment of dry eye disease / Teruo Nishida.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006016066
ISBN1588904121 :
ISBN9781588904126