Immune Modulation in Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease that affects many of the mucous membranes and the skin. The precipitating factors are usually unknown; there is some genetic susceptibility. The pathogenesis is now quite well understo

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mune Modulation and Anti-Inflammatory Therapy in Ocular Disorders

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Immune Modulation and AntiInflammatory Therapy in Ocular Disorders

Uwe Pleyer • Jorge L. Alió Talin Barisani-Asenbauer Phuc Le Hoang • Narsing A. Rao Editors

Immune Modulation and Anti-Inflammatory Therapy in Ocular Disorders IOIS Guidelines

Editors Uwe Pleyer Department of Ophthalmology Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum Berlin Germany

Phuc Le Hoang Department of Ophthalmology Pitié-Salpêtrière’s University Hospital Paris France

Jorge L. Alió Division of Ophthalmology Miguel Hernandez University Vissum-Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante Spain

Narsing A. Rao Doheny Eye Institute University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA USA

Talin Barisani-Asenbauer Centre of Ocular Inflammation and Infection OCUVAC Medical University of Vienna Laura Bassi Centre of Expertise Vienna Austria

ISBN 978-3-642-54349-4 ISBN 978-3-642-54350-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-54350-0 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London

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