DRY EYE AND OCULAR SURFACE DISORDERS

A new perspective on the recurring subject of dry eye.

In addition to communicating current methods for diagnosis and assessing the array of conventional and newfound therapeutic options for dry eye and ocular surface disorders, this edifying reference offers scientific background on normal ocular surface and tear film functioning; descriptions of the mechanisms involved in inflammation; and a review of the unified theory of dry eye etiology.

Table of Contents

PARTIAL CONTENTS

• Normal Ocular Surface and Tear Film
  R. Beuerman, S. Pflugfelder, and M. Stern
• Dry Eye – A Unified Theory
  R. Beuerman, S. Pflugfelder, and M. Stern
• Mechanisms of Ocular Surface Inflammation
  R. Dana
• Systemic Inflammation and Dry Eye
  R. Fox
• Hormonal Support of Tear Secretion
  D. Sullivan
• Disorders of Neural Integration
  R. Beuerman
• Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
  S. Pflugfelder
• Meibomian Gland Disease
  R. Dana and D. Sullivan
• Anti-inflammatory Therapy of Dry Eye
  S. Pflugfelder and M. Stern
• Hormonal Therapy of Dry Eye
  D. Sullivan
• Surgical Therapy of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
  S. Pflugfelder and A. Huang
• Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy
  A. Huang