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The Sclera

  • The definitive text on the diagnosis and treatment of scleral diseases, with emphasis on inflammatory diseases and systemic implications of scleral disease
  • Contains the most current information available on medical and surgical treatment of the inflammatory diseases of the sclera
  • Revised and updated edition includes new color illustrations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Structural Considerations of the Sclera

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 1-30
  3. Immunologic Considerations of the Sclera

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 31-56
  4. Diagnostic Approach of Episcleritis and Scleritis

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 57-93
  5. Clinical Considerations of Episcleritis and Scleritis

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 95-136
  6. Pathology in Scleritis

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 137-171
  7. Noninfectious Scleritis

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 173-240
  8. Infectious Scleritis

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 241-276
  9. Noninflammatory Diseases of the Sclera

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 277-297
  10. Treatment of Episcleritis and Scleritis

    • Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster
    Pages 299-307
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 309-320

About this book

The Sclera is the definitive text on the diagnosis and treatment of scleral diseases, with in-depth chapters on non-infectious scleritis, infectious sclertitis, non-inflammatory diseases of the sclera, and systemic implications of scleral disease. Basic physiology, anatomy, and biochemistry are addressed as well. Written for the ophthalmologist, the revised and updated new edition of The Sclera contains the most current information available on newer characterizations of the composition of the sclera, immune derangements of it, and success in medical and surgical treatment of the inflammatory diseases of the sclera.

Authors and Affiliations

  • of Ophthalmology, Clinical Institute of Ophthalmology, Clinical Associate Professor, Barcelona, Spain

    Maite Sainz de la Maza

  • Tauber Eye Center, Kansas City, USA

    Joseph Tauber

  • Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye Research, Professor of Ophthalmology, Cambridge, USA

    C. Stephen Foster

About the authors

Maite Sainz de la Maza, MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Clinical Institute of Ophthalmology    
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
msainz@clinic.ub.es

 

Joseph Tauber, MD
Tauber Eye Center
4400 Broadway, Suite 202
Kansas City, Missouri 64111 
JT@TAUBEREYE.COM

 

C. Stephen Foster, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution
5 Cambridge Center, 8th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
sfoster@merci.com

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Sclera

  • Authors: Maite Sainz de la Maza, Joseph Tauber, C. Stephen Foster

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6502-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-6501-1

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3696-0

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6502-8

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 320

  • Topics: Ophthalmology, General Practice / Family Medicine

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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