Ocular Periphery and Disorders [Paperback]

This selection of articles from the Encyclopedia of the Eye is the first single-volume overview presenting articles on the function, biology, physiology, and pathology of the structures of the ocular periphery, as well as the related disorders and their treatment. The peripheral structures are implicated in a number of important diseases, including optic neuritis, thyroid eye disease, and strabismus. The volume offers a basic science background of these topics rather than a strictly clinical focus.

• The first single volume to integrate comparative studies into a comprehensive resource on the neuroscience of the ocular periphery
• Chapters are?carefully selected from the Encyclopedia of the Eye by?the world's leading vision researchers
• The best researchers in the field provide their conclusions in the context of the latest experimental results

I. Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Blinking and Eye Movements Eyelid anatomy and the pathophysiology of blinking Differentiation and morphogenesis of extraocular muscles Extraocular muscle anatomy Extracocular muscle metabolism Extraocular muscles: proprioception and proprioceptors Abnormal eye movements due to disease of the extraocular muscles and their innervation Extraocular muscles: functional assessment in the clinic

II. Structure and Function of the Tear Film, Ocular Adnexa, Cornea, and Conjunctiva in Health and Pathogenesis in Disease Meibomian glands and lipid layer Lacrimal gland overview Lacrimal gland hormone regulation Lacrimal gland signaling-neural Lids: Anatomy, pathophysiology, and mucocutaneous junction Ocular surface-overview of electrolyte and fluid transport across the conjunctiva Conjunctival Goblet cells Ocular mucins Tear drainage Cornea overview Corneal epithelium-cell biology and basic science Corneal nervlÖ