J. Fischbarg (Eds.)978-0-444-50925-3
Acknowledgement This book is the result of a collective effort. Due to an oversight, mention of three of the contributors who played an especially decisive role in bringing the work to fruition was omitted from the book. They should share fully in the intellectual credits accruing from this publication. I would therefore like to acknowledge and thank the following for their outstanding contributions to editing the work: Dr. Morten Dornonville la Cour (MD, Dr. Med. Sci.) solicited and edited the chapters on retina, RPE, choroid, vitreous, immunology, and sclera. Dr. la Cour is a Lecturer, Eye Department, Copenhagen University Hospital, specializes in vitreoretinal surgery, and frequently lectures in the international scene. A trained mathematician, he has done research in retinal pigment epithelial physiology in the laboratories of Drs. Thomas Zeuthen and Sheldon Miller. Dr. Friedrich P.J. Diecke and Dr. Elliott M. Kanner also provided invaluable editorial assistance. Dr Diecke, who was formerly Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, is a Professor Emeritus at that institution. His research has concentrated on membrane transport mechanisms in lens epithelial cells, corneal endothelial cells and peripheral nerve and on the regulation of vascular smooth muscle contraction. Dr. Elliott M. Kanner was born in Canada in 1970. He graduated from Yale University in 1992 with a BS/MS degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. He received his PhD degree from the Rockefeller University in 1999 and his MD degree from Weill/Cornell in 2001. He is currently an Ophthalmology resident at Columbia University. Jorge Fischbarg, December 2005 This book explores the many recent novel ideas about the eye in a systematic and synthetic way. It includes both basic sciences and applications towards clinical research. Chapters include both anatomical and functional descriptions of the different ocular tissues and treatments of a few subjects of practical importance for ophthalmologists. This book is intended for students in basic biomedical science interested in the eye, as well as ophthalmologists a comprehensive source on recent developments in ocular research. * Combines basic science and practical opthalmological subjects * Written with the simplicity of a textbook, while maintaining the comprehensive and rigorous approach of science papers * Includes contributions by well-known experts |
Table of contents :
Content:
Series Editors
Page ii Contents
Pages v-vi List of Contributors
Pages vii-ix Preface
Pages xi-xii Why the Eye Is Round Review Article
Pages 1-19
Larry S. Liebovitch Tears and Their Secretion Review Article
Pages 21-82
Darlene A. Dartt, Robin R. Hodges, Driss Zoukhri The Cornea: Epithelium and Stroma Review Article
Pages 83-111
Niels Ehlers, Jesper Hjortdal The Corneal Endothelium Review Article
Pages 113-125
Jorge Fischbarg Ciliary Body and Ciliary Epithelium Review Article
Pages 127-148
Nicholas A. Delamere The Lens Review Article
Pages 149-179
Guido A. Zampighi The Vitreous Review Article
Pages 181-194
Henrik Lund‐Andersen, J. Sebag, Birgit Sander, Morten La Cour The Retina Review Article
Pages 195-252
Morten la Cour, Berndt Ehinger The Retinal Pigment Epithelium Review Article
Pages 253-272
Morten la Cour, Tongalp Tezel The Choroid and Optic Nerve Head Review Article
Pages 273-290
Jens Folke Kiilgaard, Peter Koch Jensen Innate and Adaptive Immunity of the Eye Review Article
Pages 291-305
Mogens Holst Nissen, Carsten Röpke Drug Delivery to the Eye Review Article
Pages 307-351
Ashim K. Mitra, Banmeet S. Anand, Sridhar Duvvuri The Sclera Review Article
Pages 353-373
Klaus Trier Index
Pages 375-395 |
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