MODERN MANAGEMENT OF KERATOCONUS

by Brian S. Boxer Wachler

This is the much needed guide for ophthalmologists and patients who want to treat and understand about keratoconus a non-inflammatory, degenerative disease that compromises the structural integrity of the collagen matrix within the corneal stroma. The hallmark characteristic is the development of a localized, cone-shaped estasia, bulge or hernia that is accompanied by thinning of the stroma in the area of the cone. This leads to increased irregular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01BJ4UHL2
• ISBN13: 9788184482096
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 11.0"