Diagnosis and Surgical Therapy of Infantile Corneal Opacities

The book provides a condensed overview of the diagnostics, genetics and current treatment options for congenital corneal opacities and dysgenesis of the anterior segment of the eye. Concise yet detailed presentation of the most important clinical congenital corneal opacities and their differential diagnoses including color illustrations are depicted throughout the book.

Diagnosis and Surgical Therapy of Infantile Corneal Opacities includes up-to-date and scientifically reviewed therapy options for specific congenital corneal diseases. Ophthalmologists seeking a clear and concise congenital corneal disease reference guide will find this book to be an indispensable resource in their daily clinical practice.

Introduction to congenital corneal opacities.- Anatomy, physiology, metabolism and embryology of the Cornea.- Anamnesis, Examination and further diagnostics.- Clinic practice and genetics.- Primary corneal disease.- Secondary corneal disease: developmental abnormalities of the anterior segment.-Secondary corneal disease: Acquired corneal disease.- Surgical procedures for congenital corneal opacity.

Dr. med. Sarah Barbara Zwingelberg works as a physician at the University Hospital of Cologne at the Center for Ophthalmology with a clinical and scientific focus on corneal and anterior segment diseases, corneal physiology and corneal transplantation.