15 Principles of Wound Management The Ten Commandments of Wound Management 1. Thorough patient history, possibly including photographic documentation. 2. Sufficient administration of anesthesia must be ensured. Children and patients…
13 Diagnosing Injuries of the Pharynx, Salivary Glands, and Soft Tissues of the Neck Checklist Injuries of the Neck, Chapter 3, p. 25. Treatment of Injuries of the Neck, Chapter…
24 Antibiotic Therapy The goal of antibiotic therapy is to prevent contamination of the wound or surgical field with bacterial pathogens. Midface fractures of the head and neck region in…
Chapter 4 Fibrosing Conjunctivitis H. Robin and T. Hoang-Xuan Conjunctival fibrosis would be a far more frequent finding in patients with chronic conjunctivitis if more attention was paid to this…
Chapter 2 Ocular Surface Defense Mechanisms C. Baudouin, F. Becquet, M. Saint-Jean, B. Kantelip, and F. Deschamps Fig. 2.1 Immune defenses: the battleground The description of the functional anatomy…
Chapter 9 Systemic Diseases and Conjunctivitis C. Creuzot-Garcher Fig. A Schirmer I test Fig. B Tear film break-up time: biomicroscopic examination with blue light illumination shows “dark spots” in the…
Chapter 3 Allergic Conjunctivitis D. Hannouche and T. Hoang-Xuan Like all allergies, those affecting the eyes pose an important public health problem because of their morbidity. One sixth of the…
Chapter 5 Ocular Rosacea T. Hoang-Xuan Acne rosacea, often more simply called rosacea, has been known for centuries. It produces a characteristic facial appearance when complicated by rhinophyma, as depicted…
Chapter 8 Iatrogenic Disorders of the Ocular Surface C. Baudouin Fig. 8.1 Contact allergy 48 hours after eyedrop instillation Fig. 8.2 Lissamine green staining localized to the nasal bulbar conjunctiva…
