The second volume covers a broad range of conjunctival and corneal diseases, again with particular emphasis being placed on problem management.
Various new surgical approaches are currently
being evaluated in the clinical setting, an example of which is posterior lamellar keratoplasty in
Fuchs endothelial disease. While amniotic membrane transplantation has been in use for some
years and for a range of indications, it is now
becoming more and more popular for the treatment of ulceration in infectious keratitis. Tissue-engineered scaffolds as templates for corneal
reconstruction are being investigated for possible
future surgical approaches. Phototherapeutic
keratectomy has been established for some years
in the therapeutic repertoire for various phe-
notypes of corneal dystrophy: this intervention
is now safe and effective in many patients with
superficial dystrophic corneal opacities or recur-
rent erosion.
Molecular genetic evidence of corneal dystrophies is fascinating and has led to a completely
new classification.
The chapter on corneal preservation shows the challenge for tissue banking behind the new surgical approaches. Inflammatory diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva remain a continuing challenge in every external eye disease clinic, described in the chapters on herpes simplex keratitis, ocular pemphigoid, adult inclusion conjunctivitis, and chronic blepharitis. Understanding of the biology of conjunctival melanoma is improving and confocal microscopy may become established as a new diagnostic aid and follow-up technique.
The chapter on corneal preservation shows the challenge for tissue banking behind the new surgical approaches. Inflammatory diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva remain a continuing challenge in every external eye disease clinic, described in the chapters on herpes simplex keratitis, ocular pemphigoid, adult inclusion conjunctivitis, and chronic blepharitis. Understanding of the biology of conjunctival melanoma is improving and confocal microscopy may become established as a new diagnostic aid and follow-up technique.
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