BookNorbert Schrage, François Burgher, Jöel Blomet, Lucien Bodson, Max Gerard, Alan Hall, Patrice Josset, Laurence Mathieu, Harold Merle.
Summary: "Contains information that will assist ophthalmologists and doctors in emergency medical and burns units and acquaint chemists with the clinical consequences of corrosivity More than 25,000 chemical products have the potential to cause ocular burns. Because such burns can result in loss of sight or the need for corneal transplantation, they must be taken very seriously. This book is the first to be devoted entirely to chemical ocular burns. All aspects of the subject are covered, including history, epidemiology, chemical agents and reactions, histology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, medical and surgical treatments, and emergency care. Particular attention is paid to the mechanisms involved in ocular burns and to the links between the chemical reactivity of corrosive agents and the clinical manifestations. Current principles of decontamination are fully explained and the latest treatment techniques are discussed in detail."
Contents:
History of chemical burns and relative treatments
Epidemiology of ocular chemical burn injuries
The chemical agents and the involved chemical reactions
Histology and physiology of the cornea
Physiopathology of the cornea and the physiopathology of eye burns
Rinsing therapy of eye burns
The clinical of ocular burns
Surgical therapeutic of ocular burns
Emergency treatment.