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Fourth edition. Edited by C. Stephen Foster, Dimitri T. Azar, and Claes H. Dohlman. 1323 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. $269. ISBN 0-7817-4206-4.

The cornea is the major refractive element of the eye. Its perfect transparency depends on the order of its collagen fibrils and an avascularity determined by intrinsic vasogenic inhibitors. Hydration is regulated by a posterior endothelial layer; dysfunction of this layer results in corneal edema and visual loss. The healing response to injury, so beneficial in other tissues, causes blindness when it leads to corneal scarring. So it is appropriate that The Cornea deals with aspects of physiology and pathophysiology that are critical to an understanding of corneal disease.

This book reviews many areas of current interest, including the use . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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