Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 2: Basic Science & Cl

Contents

Conference Address:

1. A Clinician Looks at the Tearfilm (J.D. Nelson)

Lacrimal Gland: Cellular and Molecular Biology:

2. Influence of Gender, Sex Steroid Hormones and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis on the Structure and Function of the Lacrimal Gland (D.A. Sullivan et al.)

Lacrimal Gland and Ocular Surface: Signal Transduction, Membrane Traffic and Fluid and Protein Secretion:

15. Signal Transduction Pathways Activated by Cholinergic and alpha1 -Adrenergic Agonists in the Lacrimal Gland (D.A. Dartt et al.)

Mucins: Origin, Biochemistry and Regulation:

32. Cellular Origin of Mucins of the Ocular Surface Tear Film (I.K. Gipson, T. Inatomi)

Meibomian Gland and Tear Film Lipids: Structure, Function and Control:

40. The Meibomian Glands and Tear Film Lipids: Structure, Function and Control (A.J. Bron, J.M. Tiffany)

Tear Film Stability, Evaporation and Biophysics:

50. Meibomian Gland Lipids, Evaporation, and Tear Film Stability (W.D. Mathers, J.A. Lane)

Cytokines, Growth Factors, Proto-oncogenes and Apoptosis:

61. Cytokines: An Overview (J.T. Rosenbaum et al.)

Inflammation and Immunity:

77. Neural, Endocrine, and Immune System Interaction: Relevance for Health and Disease (J.A. Moynihan et al.)

Tear Film Components and Influence on the Ocular Surface:

86. Tear Fluid Influence on the Ocular Surface (S.C. Pflugfelder)

Artificial Tears and Contact Lenses: Impact on the Tear Film and Ocular Surface:

99. Classification of Artificial Tears, I: Composition and Properties (J. Murube et al.)

Classification, Diagnosis, Clinical Features and Epidemiology of Dry Eye Syndromes:

111. Epidemiology and Classification of Dry Eye (M.A. Lemp)

Pathogenesis of Dry Eye Syndromes:

127. Sjogren's Syndrome: Pathogenesis and New Approaches to Therapy (R.I. Fox)

Management and Therapy of Dry Eye Syndromes:

135. Cytokines May Prove Useful in the Treatment of Sjogrens Syndrom (SS) Dry Eye (N. Talal et al.)

136 additional chapters

Index Contents

Conference Address:

1. A Clinician Looks at the Tearfilm (J.D. Nelson)

Lacrimal Gland: Cellular and Molecular Biology:

2. Influence of Gender, Sex Steroid Hormones and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis on the Structure and Function of the Lacrimal Gland (D.A. Sullivan et al.)

Lacrimal Gland and Ocular Surface: Signal Transduction, Membrane Traffic and Fluid and Protein Secretion:

15. Signal Transduction Pathways Activated by Cholinergic and alpha1 -Adrenergic Agonists in the Lacrimal Gland (D.A. Dartt et al.)

Mucins: Origin, Biochemistry and Regulation:

32. Cellular Origin of Mucins of the Ocular Surface Tear Film (I.K. Gipson, T. Inatomi)

Meibomian Gland and Tear Film Lipids: Structure, Function and Control:

40. The Meibomian Glands and Tear Film Lipids: Structure, Function and Control (A.J. Bron, J.M. Tiffany)

Tear Film Stability, Evaporation and Biophysics:

50. Meibomian Gland Lipids, Evaporation, and Tear Film Stability (W.D. Mathers, J.A. Lane)

Cytokines, Growth Factors, Proto-oncogenes and Apoptosis:

61. Cytokines: An Overview (J.T. Rosenbaum et al.)

Inflammation and Immunity:

77. Neural, Endocrine, and Immune System Interaction: Relevance for Health and Disease (J.A. Moynihan et al.)

Tear Film Components and Influence on the Ocular Surface:

86. Tear Fluid Influence on the Ocular Surface (S.C. Pflugfelder)

Artificial Tears and Contact Lenses: Impact on the Tear Film and Ocular Surface:

99. Classification of Artificial Tears, I: Composition and Properties (J. Murube et al.)

Classification, Diagnosis, Clinical Features and Epidemiology of Dry Eye Syndromes:

111. Epidemiology and Classification of Dry Eye (M.A. Lemp)

Pathogenesis of Dry Eye Syndromes:

127. Sjogren's Syndrome: Pathogenesis and New Approaches to Therapy (R.I. Fox)

Management and Therapy of Dry Eye Syndromes:

135. Cytokines May Prove Useful in the Treatment of Sjogrens Syndrom (SS) Dry Eye (N. Talal et al.)

136 additional chapters

Index