Bullous Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes
Bullous Diseases of the Skin and Mucous Membranes Sophie X. Deng Anthony J. Aldave Nirit Bourla John A. Hovanesian Uwe Pleyer Bartly J. Mondino Bullous diseases of the skin and…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Tumors of the Conjunctiva and Cornea
Tumors of the Conjunctiva and Cornea Carol L. Shields Jerry A. Shields Supported by the Eye Tumor Research Foundation, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Tumors of the conjunctiva and cornea…
Therapeutic Hydrogel Bandage Lenses
Therapeutic Hydrogel Bandage Lenses W. Barry Lee Therapeutic contact lens use has been present for over a century with early descriptions in 1886 of gelatine shields used as bandage lenses…
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis
Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis E. Lee Stock David M. Meisler Renee Yang Giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC), first described by Spring1 in 1974, is an inflammatory disorder of the external eye characterized…
Follicular Conjunctivitis
Follicular Conjunctivitis Uday Bhatt Ruby Lagnado Harminder Singh Dua DEFINITIONS Follicles A follicle is a nonspecific conjunctival response to chronic irritation: mechanical, chemical, or microbial. Conjunctival follicles do not appear…
Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis E. Lee Stock David M. Meisler Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic and debilitating external ocular disease. The name itself reflects two aspects of the disease. Vernal means…
Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis
Phlyctenular Keratoconjunctivitis Ira J. Udell Anne S. Steiner Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis is a nodular affliction characterized by the formation of a small, circumscribed lesion at the corneal limbus. Duke-Elder1 referenced accounts…
Neonatal Conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia Neonatorum)
Neonatal Conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Jonathan C. Song Neonatal conjunctivitis is defined as conjunctivitis presenting before 1 month of age (Fig. 1).1 Generally it can be divided into noninfectious and infectious…
Tumors of the Eyelids
Tumors of the Eyelids Brian P. Marr Carol L. Shields Jerry A. Shields The eyelids are a highly specialized region of the ocular adnexa consisting of multiple tissue types, all…
Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Bacterial Conjunctivitis Lenio S. Alvarenga Barrett Ginsberg Mark J. Mannis Bacterial conjunctivitis is a common form of ocular infection. The incidence and prevalence are difficult to determine, since most patients…
