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David A. Sullivan
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Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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During the past decade a significant international research effort has been directed towards understanding the composition and regulation of the preocular tear film. This effort has been motivated by the recognition that the tear film plays an essential role in maintaining corneal and conjunctival integrity, protecting against microbial challenge and preserving visual acuity. In addition, research has been stimulated by the knowledge that alteration or deficiency of the tear film, which occurs in countless individuals throughout the world, may lead to desiccation of the ocular surface, ulceration and perforation of the cornea, an increased incidence of infectious disease, and potentially, pronounced visual disability and blindness. 7 To promote further progress in this field of vision research, the International Conference on the Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film and Dry Eye Syndromes: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance was held in the Southampton Princess Resort in Bermuda from November 14 to 17, 1992. This meeting was designed to assess critically the current knowledge and 'state of the art' research on the structure and function of lacrimal tissue and tears in both health and disease. The goal of this conference was to provide an international exchange of information that would be of value to basic scientists involved in eye research, to physicians in the ophthalmological community, and to pharmaceutical companies with an interest in the treatment of lacrimal gland, tear film or ocular surface disorders (e. g. Sjogren's syndrome).
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Table of contents (119 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxii
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Lacrimal Gland: Anatomy and Innervation
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- Benjamin Walcott, Roger H. Cameron, Peter R. Brink
Pages 11-18
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- Peter Seifert, Manfred Spitznas, Frank Koch, Andrea Cusumano
Pages 19-23
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- Jaipaul Singh, Ernest Adeghate, Shuna Burrows, Frank C. Howarth, Ruth M. Williams
Pages 25-30
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- B. Britt Bromberg, Cynthia W. Hanemann, Mary H. Welch, Roger W. Beuerman, Sherwood Githens
Pages 31-36
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- Gordon W. Laurie, J. Douglas Glass, Rebecca A. Ogle
Pages 37-44
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- Winrich Breipohl, Manfred Spitznas, Fred Sinowatz, Oliver Leip, Wallid Naib-Majani, Andrea Cusumano
Pages 45-48
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- Orkan George Stasior, Janet L. Roen
Pages 49-52
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- Jaipaul Singh, Ernest Adeghate, Shuna Burrows, Frank C. Howarth, Tibor Donath
Pages 57-60
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- Benjamin Walcott, Roger Cameron, Elizabeth Grine, Elizabeth Roemer, Monica Pastor, Peter R. Brink
Pages 61-65
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- Ruth M. Williams, Jaipaul Singh, Keith A. Sharkey
Pages 67-74
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- Richard L. Wood, Kyung-Ho Park, J. Peter Gierow, Austin K. Mircheff
Pages 75-77
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Lacrimal Gland: Electrophysiology, Water and Ion Transport
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- Austin K. Mircheff, Ross W. Lambert, Robert W. Lambert, Carol A. Maves, J. Peter Gierow, Richard L. Wood
Pages 79-86
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- Yoshitaka Saito, Soichiro Kuwahara
Pages 87-92
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- Amalia Romano, Adrian Peisich, Bogidar Madjarov
Pages 93-97
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- Dwight W. Warren, Ana Maria Azzarolo, Laren Becker, Kirsten Bjerrum, Renee L. Kaswan, Austin K. Mircheff
Pages 99-104
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- Peter Reinach, Vadivel Ganapathy, Viviana Torres-Zamorano
Pages 105-110
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- J. Peter Gierow, Richard L. Wood, Austin K. Mircheff
Pages 111-114
Editors and Affiliations
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Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
David A. Sullivan