Atlas on Cornea

Diagnostics, Diseases and Therapies
2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-65421-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 1079 Seiten, Book w. online files / update, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm

This atlas provides a practical, well-structured and up-to-date guide to the spectrum of corneal disease, diagnostic modalities and relevant therapies. Throughout the atlas, high quality pictures covering each topic are included to utilize a hands-on format with less text and more visual examples. Concise knowledge of common corneal disease for everyday use is presented to ensure that the information can be quickly and easily applied. 

The allows readers to readily compare a finding at the slit-lamp with the book’s illustrations and come to a probable diagnosis for their patients. Students, residents, fellows and ophthalmologists in hospital settings and/or in private practice with a cornea subspecialty or training towards this area will find this atlas to be an indispensable resource in their daily clinical work.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seitz, Berthold

Flockerzi, Elias

Daas, Loay

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Augenheilkunde, Optometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Anatomy.- 2. Wound healing.- 3. Diagnostic modalities. 4. Diseases.- 5. Stage-appropriate therapy.

Über Autor(innen)

Berthold Seitz is Chairman and Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at Saarland University Medical Center (UKS) in Germany since 2006 and has specialized in the field of corneal diseases. His work and scientific contributions in the field of corneal transplantation include methods to minimize postoperative risks and astigmatism and focus on the use of femto and excimer lasers in ophthalmology creating new standards, especially in corneal microsurgery.

He has produced more than 800 publications and 120 book chapters (H-factor 58). Prof. Seitz is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) in Germany and member of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI). Furthermore, he is a member of numerous editorial boards including the editorial board of the journal “Die Ophthalmologie” and “Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde” as well as the co-editor of the “Atlas of Ophthalmology”. Since 2005, he is a member of the International Committee for the Classification of Corneal Dystrophies (IC3D).

Loay Daas is Head Senior Physician at the Department of Ophthalmology at Saarland University Medical Center, Germany. He completed his studies in medicine at the Philipps University in Marburg before becoming an Assistant Doctor at the Saarland University Hospital in the Ophthalmology Department and a Senior Physician in 2018. He has a special focus on corneal transplantation and refractive surgery and is a member of the DOG German Ophthalmic Society.

Elias Flockerzi is a Senior Physician at the Department of Ophthalmology at Saarland University Medical Center, Germany. He completed his specialist training at Saarland University Hospital in the Department of Ophthalmology in Homburg in 2020. Since 2019, he has been in charge of the corneal consultations and the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC), which currently includes more than 3,000 keratoconus patients.