Uveitis: An Update

ISBN-13: 9788132222941 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 180 str.

Jyotirmay Biswas; Parthopratim Dutta Majumder

Opis

This book covers all the major aspects of various ocular inflammatory disease in lucid and detailed manner

"Viral anterior uveitis"- virus like HSV/VZV/CMV/ rubella has been recognized since long to cause anterior uveitis.

"Serpiginous choroiditis"- needs to be differentiated from serpiginous like choroiditis (SLC) which is most commonly associated with tuberculosis.

"Toxoplasmosis"- the most common cause for posterior uveitis.""

"Parasitic infections of the eye " highly endemic in developing countries and are highly challenging to manage.""

"AIDS"- in the HAART era can significantly reduce mortality and ocular morbidity.""

"Sarcoidosis"- characterized by noncaseating granulomas affecting many organs including the eye.""

"Behcets disease"- one of the most difficult forms of uveitis to be treated.""

"White dot syndromes"-are inflammatory disorders with clinical features that share common presence of lesions at level of retina, retinal pigment epithelium, choriocapillaries and choroid.""

"Intraocular lymphoma"-is a masquerading syndrome which is rare and highly malignant and often misdiagnosed as uveitis.

"Immune recovery Uveitis-" most common form of immune related inflammatory syndrome in HIV infected patients with CMV retinitis who are receiving HAART.""

.The chapter on imaging describes the various imaging modality that aid the clinician to clinch the diagnosis of uveitis has been enumerated in great detail.

.Corticosteroids being the mainstay of therapy for uveitis in particular non- infectious uveitis. Its mechanism of action and various route of drug delivery have been discussed in detail.

.Optimal use of various immunomodulators, their role, dose, mechanism of actions, side effect, investigation needed during follow up have been illustrated beautifully in the form of simplified tables. .There are 2 separate chapters on complications in uveitis, one on glaucoma and other on choroidal neovascular membrane management in uveitis has been included.

.The book incorporates a special form of uveitis i.e. paediatric uveitis.

The ultimate goal of this book is to provide up-to date clinical overview of the major aspects of various form of uveitis for residents, fellows and ophthalmologists."

Spis treści

Chapter 1  Advances in ocular toxoplasmosis.- Chapter 2 Viral anterior uveitis .- Chapter 3 Behçet disease.- Chapter 4 Biologicals in uveitis.- Chapter 5 Corticosteroid in uveitis.- Chapter 6 Glaucoma in uveitis .- Chapter 7 Ocular lesions in AIDS.-  Chapter 8 imaging in uveitis.- Chapter 9 Immunosuppressives inuveitis and ocular inflammation.- Chapter 10  Intraocular lymphoma.- Chapter11 Intermediate uveitis.- Chapter 12 Management of inflammatory CNV.-Chapter 13 Ocular parasitic infections.- Chapter 14 Ocular sarcoidosis.- Chapter 15 Intraocular tuberculosis.- Chapter 16 Paediatric uveitis.- Chapter 17 Serpiginous choroiditis.- Chapter 18 White dot syndromes.

O autorze

Dr Jyotirmay Biswas is an ophthalmologist who has specialized in uveitis and ophthalmic pathology. He has published 333 articles in peer reviewed journals, 47 chapters in books of ophthalmology.  He has received 30 awards. He is a member of International Uveitis Study Group. American Uveitis Society and executive council member of International Ocular Inflammation Society. He was the first to describe ocular lesions in AIDS in India. His current area of research is uveitis, AIDS and Eales' disease.

Blurb

This book on recent advances in uveitis provides readers with up-to-date and clinically-relevant information on 18 topics that are indispensable for everyday practice. This book is meant for bridging the gap between recent developments and their incorporation into clinical use. Written by global experts, the topics cover advances in diagnosis and treatment of distinct clinical varieties of uveitis.

Additionally, the chapter on imaging describes the various imaging modalities that aid clinching the diagnosis with greater accuracy. Role of corticosteroids, their mechanism of action and various routes of drug delivery too have been discussed in detail. Optimal use of various immunomodulators, their role, dose, mechanism of action, side effects, and monitoring during patient follow-up have been elucidated in easy-to-understand tables. There are two chapters on complications in uveitis, one on glaucoma and other on choroidal neovascularization. A chapter on pediatric uveitis highlights the challenges and provides guidance to manage this special population.