TY - BOOK AU - Heegaard,Steffen AU - Grossniklaus,Hans ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Eye Pathology: An Illustrated Guide SN - 9783662433829 AV - RB1-214 U1 - 616.07 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - medicine KW - Oncology KW - Ophthalmology KW - Pathology KW - Medicine & Public Health N1 - The Eye -- Conjunctiva -- Cornea -- Sclera -- Lens -- Glaucoma -- Optic Nerve -- Vitreous -- Retina -- Uvea -- Eyelid -- Orbit N2 - This book is a comprehensive, in-depth, and up-to-date resource on eye pathology that will be of great practical value for ophthalmic and general pathologists and ophthalmologists. Congenital abnormalities, inflammatory conditions, infections, injuries, degenerative diseases, and tumors are all covered with the aid of more than 700 images. In the case of tumors, the wide variety of neoplasms that occur in the eyelid, conjunctiva, retina, uveal tract, lacrimal gland and sac, orbit, and optic nerve are comprehensively reviewed, and the most recent knowledge on the relation between genetics and prognosis is presented. Entries on specific diseases are organized in a standard way, with information on etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathological characteristics, differential diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. The authors are all recognized experts and members of the European and American ophthalmic pathology societies UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43382-9 ER -