| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 122 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
2011 Springer E-Books
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 cor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Eye burns.
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Chemical burns.
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Eye Burns -- chemically induced
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Cornea -- physiopathology
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Eye Burns
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Burns, Chemical
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision.
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MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
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Médecine.
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Chemical burns
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Eye burns
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schrage, Norbert
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| LC no. |
2010937959 |
| ISBN |
9783642145506 |
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3642145507 |
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3642145493 |
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9783642145490 |
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