Allergic diseases of the eye /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
W.B. Saunders Co.,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Revised edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Genetic and environmental factors in ocular allergy
- Functional anatomy of the human conjunctiva and cornea
- Mast cells and allergic inflammation in the eye
- T lymphocytes
- Eosinophils
- Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
- Basophils
- Histamine
- Ocular immunology
- Cytokines in the ocular environment
- Platelet-activating factor
- Leukotrienes
- Prostaglandins
- Mast cell tryptase : its role in ocular allergic inflammation
- Acute allergic conjunctivitis
- Atopic keratoconjunctivitis
- Giant papillary conjunctivitis
- Marginal infiltrates in the cornea
- Contact lens-induced allergic reactions
- Medicamentosa
- Vernal keratoconjunctivitis
- Drug pharmacokinetics
- Antihistamines and antihistamine/vasoconstrictor combinations
- Corticosteroids
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Mast cell stabilizers
- Vasoconstrictors
- Novel treatments and targets
- Nonpharmacological management of ocular allergic disease
- Comparison of the conjunctival allergen challenge model with the environmental model of allergic conjunctivitis.