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Keratoconus : diagnosis and management / Luis Izquierdo, Maria A. Henriquez, Mark J. Mannis
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Keratoconus.
- Keratoconus--Diagnosis.
- Keratoconus--Treatment.
- Keratoconus--diagnosis.
- Keratoconus--therapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Keratoconus--diagnosis.
- Keratoconus--therapy.
- Keratoconus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 593 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2023]
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- "Offering practical clinical guidance for early diagnosis and effective management, Keratoconus: Diagnosis and Management is a concise, easy-to-read guide to help mitigate loss of vision in patients in a way that does not interfere with quality of life. From early diagnosis and intervention through the most up-to-date treatment and surgical approaches, this consolidated reference covers the essential information needed by cornea fellows and specialists, general ophthalmologists, residents, and optometrists"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Keratoconus: a brief history
- Keratoconus: definitions
- Epidemiology of keratoconus
- Genetics of keratoconus
- Pathophysiology of keratoconus
- Biomechanics of keratoconus
- Keratoconus classification systems
- Clinical course and progression of keratoconus
- Differential diagnosis of keratoconus
- Keratoconus: associated systemic diseases
- Inflammation in keratoconus
- Psychology of keratoconus
- Artificial intelligence in keratoconus
- Corneal topography in keratoconus
- Scheimpflug imaging for keratoconus and ectatic disease
- Dual Scheimpflug tomography and Placido topography
- Ocular wavefront analysis
- Epithelial thickness mapping for keratoconus screening by vhf digital ultrasound or anterior segment oct
- Confocal microscopy
- Other diagnostic imaging tools for keratoconus
- Keratoconus: diagnosis and management with spectacles and contact lenses
- Surgical planning in keratoconus
- Intrastromal corneal ring segments mechanism and techniques
- Anatomy of intracorneal ring segments for the treatment of keratoconus and other corneal ectasias
- Intrastromal corneal ring segments: outcomes and complications
- Corneal cross-linking: history, physiology, and techniques
- Corneal cross-linking: results and complications
- Corneal collagen cross-linking in pediatric patients with keratoconus
- Corneal laser surgery for keratoconus
- Phakic intraocular lenses
- Lamellar keratoplasty in keratoconus
- Penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus
- Combined procedures for keratoconus
- Alternative surgical techniques: bowman's layer transplantation and stromal regenerating techniques
- Cataract surgery in the keratoconus patient
- Cellular therapy of the corneal stroma: a new type of corneal surgery for keratoconus and corneal dystrophies
- a translational research experience
- Medical and surgical management of corneal hydrops
- Central keratoconus: case study
- Very early keratoconus: case study
- Advanced keratoconus: case study.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed October 5, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Keratoconus.
- ISBN:
- 9780323759793
- 0323759793
- OCLC:
- 1346263889
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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