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Dry Eye Disease: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Dry Eye Disease The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment Author:Penny Asbell, Stefano Barabino, Christophe Baudouin, M. Dana, Murat Dogru, Harminder Dua, Gary Foulks, Leonhard Holbach, Shigeru Kinoshita, Friedrich Kruse, Mark Mannis, John Nelson, Kelly Nichols, Teruo Nishida, Gary Novack Here is the ultimate guide to managing the most frequently encountered problem in the eye patient--dry eye disease. Dry Eye Disease: The Clinician's Guide to Management provides the latest diagnostic techniques, new approaches for classifying patients, and state-of-the-art, evidence-based medical and surgical treatments. The book opens w... more »ith a review of the epidemiology and the multifactorial etiologies of dry eye disease. The authors guide the reader through taking a thorough patient history, conducting the diagnostic examination, and using clinical tests to make a confident evaluation of the severity of the disease. In their discussion of both medical and surgical techniques for management, the authors describe common treatments, such as punctal plugs, lid treatment, artificial tears, as well as innovative treatments including autologous serum drops, stem cell transplantation, and more.« less