Corneal Diseases in Children : Challenges and Controversies

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the most important corneal diseases in children, including congenital corneal opacities, infectious keratitis, corneal ectasia, ocular surface disorders and allergic eye disease. Highlights include an extensive discussion of corneal surgery in children, i...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Colby, Kathryn (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesEssentials in Ophthalmology,
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319552989
ISSN1612-3212
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-55298-9
Physical DescriptionIX, 148 p. 24 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Approach to the Child with a Corneal Condition: Corneal Examination in Children
  • Differential Diagnosis of the Red Eye. Ophthalmic Imaging in the Management of Pediatric Corneal Diseases. Infectious Keratitis in Children: Bacterial Keratitis
  • Viral Keratitis
  • Atypical infectious agents. Pediatric Allergic Eye Disease: Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivititis
  • Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
  • Atopic keratoconjunctivitis
  • Ocular Surface Disease in Children: Tear Film Dysfunction
  • Neurotrophic Keratitis
  • Exposure Keratitis. Congenital Cornea Anomalies: Anterior Segment Dysgenesis
  • Anomalies of Size and Shape. Pediatric Corneal Ectasia: Diagnosis and Epidemiology
  • Collagen Cross-linking in Children. Corneal Surgery in Children: Penetrating Keratoplasty
  • Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
  • Endothelial Replacement
  • Keratoprosthesis
  • Ocular Surface Surgery. Therapeutic Contact Lenses in Children. Amblyopia Management in Children with Corneal Disease.