Overview
- Editors:
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David A. Sullivan
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The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Darlene A. Dartt
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The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Michele A. Meneray
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Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA
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Table of contents (149 chapters)
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Artificial Tears and Contact Lenses: Impact on the Tear Film and Ocular Surface
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- J. Murube, A. Murube, Chen Zhuo
Pages 705-715
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- Carol A. Morris, Brien A. Holden, Eric Papas, Hans J. Griesser, Shirley Bolis, Philip Anderton et al.
Pages 717-722
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- John L. Ubels, Eric M. Woo, William J. Watts, Lisa K. Smith, Uko Zylstra, Jonnell Beaird et al.
Pages 723-730
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- Jerry R. Paugh, Alan Sasai, Abhay Joshi
Pages 731-735
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- P. Noel Dilly, Michel Guillon, Lucia McGrogan
Pages 737-743
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- Brian J. Tighe, Lyndon Jones, Kathryn Evans, Valerie Franklin
Pages 745-751
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- Peter C. Donshik, J. Daniel Nelson, Mark Abelson, James P. McCulley, Cliff Beasley, Robert A. Laibovitz
Pages 753-760
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- Jerry R. Paugh, Ronald C. Chatelier, Joseph W. Huff
Pages 761-767
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- Brian J. Tighe, Valerie Franklin, Christopher Graham, Aisling Mann, Michel Guillon
Pages 769-773
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- Miguel F. Refojo, Fee-Lai Leong, Marta Portolés
Pages 775-784
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- Monica Berry, William K. Pastis, Roger B. Ellingham, Louise Frost, Anthony P. Corfield, David L. Easty
Pages 785-790
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Classification, Diagnosis, Clinical Features, and Epidemiology of Dry Eye Syndromes
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- Barbara E. Caffery, Doris Richter, Trefford Simpson, Desmond Fonn, Michael Doughty, Keith Gordon
Pages 805-806
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- Neal L. Oden, David E. Lilienfeld, Michael A. Lemp, J. Daniel Nelson, Fred Ederer
Pages 807-820
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- Maurizio Rolando, Angelo Macrì, Trillo Carlandrea, Giovanni Calabria
Pages 821-825
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- Norihiko Yokoi, Shigeru Kinoshita
Pages 827-830
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- Graeme Wilson, John Laurent
Pages 831-834
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- Charles McMonnies, Arthur Ho, Denis Wakefield
Pages 835-838
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- Maurizio Rolando, Salvatore Alongi, Angelo Macrì, Marco Schenone, Giovanni Calabria
Pages 845-851
About this book
During the past two decades, a significant international research effort has been di rected toward understanding the composition and regulation of the preocular tear film. This effort has been motivated by the recognition that the tear film plays an essential role in maintaining corneal and conjunctival integrity, protecting against microbial challenge, and preserving visual acuity. In addition, research has been stimulated by the knowledge that alteration or deficiency of the tear film, which occurs in countless individuals throughout the world, may lead to desiccation of the ocular surface, ulceration and perfo ration of the cornea, an increased incidence of infectious disease, and, potentially, pro nounced visual disability and blindness. To promote further progress in this field of vision research, the Second International Conference on the Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film and Dry Eye Syndromes: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance was held at the Southampton Princess Resort in Bermuda November 16-19, 1996. This conference was organized and directed by David A. Sullivan, Ph. D. , codirected by Darlene A. Dartt, Ph. D. , and Michele A. Meneray, Ph. D. , and sponsored by the Schepens Eye Research Institute (Boston, MA), an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. The meeting was designed to assess critically the current knowledge and "state of the art" research on the structure and function of lacrimal tissue, tears, and the ocular sur face in both health and disease.