Smolin and Thoft's The Cornea: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Practice

Smolin and Thoft’s The Cornea is often praised as the best available source of information on corneal and external diseases. This new edition, with its greatly expanded color atlas section, continues to provide guidance on diagnosing and managing problems associated with the cornea. It is now fully updated and contains additional information on corneal surgery, refractive surgery, and stem cell grafting, and a new chapter on optical and therapeutic contact lenses.

Table Of Contents
Fundamentals
Basic Science

Anatomy
Conjunctiva and Lids
Cornea
Limbus
Sclera
Physiology
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Limbus
Sclera
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Limbus
Sclera
Immunology: Basic and tissue specific
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Limbus
Sclera
Pathologic responses
Cornea
Conjunctiva
Limbus
Sclera
Corneal Neovascularization
Examination and Evaluation Techniques
Slit lamp biomicroscopy & Photography
Pachymetry
Keratometry
Topography
Specular microscopy
Confocal microscopy
Epidemiology of Cornea and External Diseases
Clinical Topics

Infectious Diseases
Bacterial keratitis and conjunctivitis
Bacteriology
Clinical entities
Viral keratitis and conjunctivitis
Virology
Clinical entities
Fungal keratitis, conjunctivitis and canaliculitis
Mycology
Clinical entities
Parasitic keratitis and conjunctivitis
Parasitology
Clinical entities
Chlamydial keratitis and conjunctivitis
Chlymidiology
Clinical aspects
Suspected
Immunologic Disease

Conjunctivitis
Atopy
Chronic cicatrizing conjunctivitis
Drug hypersensitivity
Phlyctenular
Keratitis
Rheumatologic disorders
Mooren’s ulcer
Scleritis
Ocular Surface Disease

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - Intro
Physiology and biochemistry of the tear film
Clinical aspects
Keratitis sicca
Sjögren's syndrome
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Blepharitis
Recurrent Erosion Syndrome and
“Other”
Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis
Ligneous conjunctivitis
Rosacea
Thygeson’s disease
Filamentary Keratitis
Climactic Keratitis
Dacryoadenitis
Metabolic and Congenital Disease.