Rudolf Guthoff Libros

The 8 recurring volumes of the „Essentials in Ophthalmology“ series cover the most recent developments in one of eight subspecialties in Ophthalmology. With four volumes published per year, each subspecialty is newly visited every 24 months, with a distinct focus on recent developments. By bridging the gap between original research and medical textbooks, the transfer of this developing knowledge into daily practice is greatly enhanced.

Confocal microscopy with laser scanning technology yields in-vivo images of ocular and ocular adnexal surfaces that are so brilliant that they rival histology in terms of quality. This unique atlas and textbook demonstrates normal in-vivo anatomy of the cornea, limbus and conjunctiva, quantifies various cellular structures using cell-density calculations and establishes correlations between novel optical sections of various diseases of the ocular surface and clinical findings. Furthermore, it supports the interpretation of novel high-magnification optical sections by comparing corneal and conjunctival imprint cytology with in-vivo images and describes early inflammatory changes in corneal grafts, as well as corneal conjunctivalisation in limbal stem cell deficiency, corneal dystrophies or infections, flap interface and margin characteristics after laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK). In addition, it instructs the reader about diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up strategies and provides a brief introduction to applications in other fields such as dentistry and ear, nose and throat surgery.

There are estimated to be around 285 million diabetics (2010) around the world. Approximately 90 % of these have type II diabetes. The number of people affected by this disease will continue to rise rapidly in the future, especially in Asia and Africa. Some of the most serious complications of diabetes are diseases of the eye. This volume analyses the scientific interface between endocrinology and ophthalmology in order to reveal ways to improve cooperation between diabetologists and ophthalmologists. It examines epidemiological data from industrial nations, newly industrialised countries and third world countries, presents the latest results of basic research into diabetes, discusses the eye as a biomarker of diabetic microangiopathy and neuropathy, and looks at treatment for diabetes now and in the future.

The success of ophthalmology over the past few decades is to a great extent based on the prolific collaboration between engineering sciences and physics. This success story is proven by the fact that most of the medical implants around the world are placed in the eye. The further development of these implants requires a continuously high degree of interdisciplinary research whose standing and developmental perspectives are presented and discussed in a symposium. The focus of this volume is on the diagnosis and therapy of glaucoma in the age of telemedicine, the possibility of reproducing the eyes accommodation ability in older patients, the fundamental principles of electronic visual prostheses and the biotechnological and surgical aspects of retina implants.

Confocal microscopy with laser scanning technology yields in-vivo images of ocular and ocular adnexal surfaces that are so brilliant that they rival histology in terms of quality. This unique atlas and textbook demonstrates normal in-vivo anatomy of the cornea, limbus and conjunctiva, quantifies various cellular structures using cell-density calculations and establishes correlations between novel optical sections of various diseases of the ocular surface and clinical findings. Furthermore, it supports the interpretation of novel high-magnification optical sections by comparing corneal and conjunctival imprint cytology with in-vivo images and describes early inflammatory changes in corneal grafts, as well as corneal conjunctivalisation in limbal stem cell deficiency, corneal dystrophies or infections, flap interface and margin characteristics after laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK). In addition, it instructs the reader about diagnostic and therapeutic follow-up strategies and provides a brief introduction to applications in other fields such as dentistry and ear, nose and throat surgery.

Die heute breit anerkannten Prinzipien, die ärztliches Handeln leiten sollten - Selbstbestimmung der Patientinnen und Patienten,1 Schadensvermeidung, Ausrichtung am Patientenwohl und der Aspekt der sozialen Gerechtigkeit -, treffen in der konkreten Arzt-Patienten-Begegnung gleichwohl auf eine vielschichtige und zum Teil widersprüchliche Realität. Die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina hat vom 7.-8. April 2017 in Rostock zum Symposium "Ärztliches Handeln - Erwartungen und Selbstverständnis" eingeladen, um über Fragen nach dem ärztlichen Selbstverständnis, den Patientenbildern und den Erwartungen an ärztliches Handeln nachzudenken: Wie haben sich die Erwartungen an ärztliches Handeln sowie die Orientierungspunkte ärztlichen Handelns im Laufe der Zeit verändert? Welche Erwartungen gibt es in unterschiedlichen Kulturkreisen an ärztliches Handeln? Auf welche äußeren Rahmenbedingungen - ökonomische Anforderungen, technische Entwicklungen - trifft das ärztliche Selbstverständnis und Handeln heute?

Preisverleihung des Deutschen Hochschulverbands am 30. August 2006 im Hotel Hilton Berlin Der Deutsche Hochschulverband „zeichnet diejenige Hochschullehrerin und denjenigen Hochschullehrer aus, der durch außergewöhnliches Engagement in herausragender Weise das Ansehen des Berufsstandes in der Öffentlichkeit gefördert hat. Es besteht keine Einschränkung, in welcher Art und Weise dies gelungen ist“.