Allergic diseases of the eye by Abelson, Mark B instant download

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xi, 276 pages : 27 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, Genetic and environmental factors in ocular allergy -- Functional anatomy of the human conjunctiva and cornea -- Mast cells and allergic inflammation in the eye -- T Lymphocytes -- Eosinophils -- Polymorphonuclear leukocytes -- Basophils -- Histamine -- Ocular immunology -- Cytokines in the ocular environment -- Platelet-activating factor -- Leukotrienes -- Prostaglandins -- Mast cell tryptase: its role in ocular allergic inflammation -- Acute allergic conjunctivitis, Atopic keratoconjunctivitis -- Giant papillary conjuctivitis -- Marginal infiltrates in the cornea -- Contact lens-induced allergic reactions -- Medicamentosa -- Vernal keratoconjunctivitis -- Drug pharmacokinetics -- Antihistamines and antihistamine/vasoconstrictor combinations -- Corticosteroids -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Mast cell stabilizers -- Vasoconstrictors -- Novel treatments and targets -- Nonpharmacological management of ocular allergic disease -- Comparison of the conjunctival allergen challenge model with the environmental model of allergic conjunctivitis