A new perspective on the recurring subject of dry eye.
In addition to communicating current methods for diagnosis and assessing the array of conventional and newfound therapeutic options for dry eye and ocular surface disorders, this edifying reference offers scientific background on normal ocular surface and tear film functioning descriptions of the mechanisms involved in inflammation and a review of the unified theory of dry eye etiology.
Table of Contents
Normal Ocular Surface and Tear Film
Dry Eye - A Unified Theory
Mechanisms of Ocular Surface Inflammation
Systemic Inflammation and Dry Eye
Hormonal Support of Tear Secretion
Disorders of Neural Integration
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Meibomian Gland Disease
Anti-inflammatory Therapy of Dry Eye
Hormonal Therapy of Dry Eye
Surgical Therapy of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy
