Whitcup and Nussenblatt's Uveitis

Comprehensive and readable, Whitcup and Nussenblatt's Uveitis, 5th Edition, covers every aspect of this complex subspecialty in a single convenient volume. This clinically relevant guide covers the medical, pharmacological, and surgical treatment of uveitis in a visually rich, full-color format, offering a complete overview for today’s clinicians. New and updated case studies, key points boxes, and more than 400 images and graphics highlight major clinical points and provide insight into real situations that you can apply in practice.

Table of Contents:

PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS

Chapter 1 Elements of the Immune System and Concepts of Intraocular
In?ammatory Disease Pathogenesis

PART 2: DIAGNOSIS

Chapter 2 Medical History in the Patient with Uveitis

Chapter 3 Examination of the Patient with Uveitis

Chapter 4 Development of a Differential Diagnosis

Chapter 5 Diagnostic Testing

Chapter 6 Evidence-Based Medicine in Uveitis

PART 3: MEDICAL THERAPY AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION

Chapter 7 Philosophy, Goals, and Approaches to Medical Therapy

Chapter 8 Role of Surgery in the Patient with Uveitis

PART 4: INFECTIOUS UVEITIC CONDITIONS

Chapter 9 Bacterial and Fungal Diseases

Chapter 10 Spirochetal Diseases

Chapter 11 Acquired Immunode?ciency Syndrome

Chapter 12 Acute Retinal Necrosis and Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis

Chapter 13 Other Viral Diseases

Chapter 14 Ocular Toxoplasmosis

Chapter 15 Ocular Histoplasmosis

Chapter 16 Toxocara canis

Chapter 17 Onchocerciasis and Other Parasitic Diseases

Chapter 18 Postsurgical Uveitis

PART 5: UVEITIC CONDITIONS NOT CAUSED
BY ACTIVE INFECTION

Chapter 19 Anterior Uveitis

Chapter 20 Scleritis

Chapter 21 Intermediate Uveitis

Chapter 22 Sarcoidosis

Chapter 23 Sympathetic Ophthalmia

Chapter 24 Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada Syndrome

Chapter 25 Birdshot Retinochoroidopathy

Chapter 26 Behçet’s Disease

Chapter 27 Retinal Vasculitis

Chapter 28 Serpiginous Choroidopathy

Chapter 29 White-Dot Syndromes

Chapter 30 Masquerade Syndromes

Chapter 31 Other Ocular Diseases and the Immune Response: Who Would Have Thought?