Lee's Ophthalmic Histopathology

486 Pages·2014·85.229 MB·English

by  Fiona Roberts, Chee Koon Thum (auth.)

Fiona Roberts
Chee Koon Thum
Lee’s Ophthalmic
Histopathology
Third Edition
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Lee's Ophthalmic Histopathology

Fiona Roberts (cid:129) Chee Koon Thum
Lee's Ophthalmic
Histopathology
Third Edition
Fiona Roberts Chee Koon Thum
Southern General Hospital Western General Hospital
Glasgow Edinburgh
UK UK
ISBN 978-1-4471-2475-7 ISBN 978-1-4471-2476-4 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-2476-4
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Preface to the Third Edition
The second edition of this book was written by my predecessor, Professor William Lee, more
than 10 years ago. Over that time, the fi eld of ophthalmic pathology has massively expanded—
particularly in the fi elds of tumour diagnosis and molecular biology. The aim of the third edi-
tion is to provide a summary of these developments but also to maintain the original approach
of this book to ophthalmic pathology based on specimen handling, basic morphology, and
producing a comprehensive and relevant report for the ophthalmologist. The text has been
extensively revised but I have aimed to maintain Professor Lee’s helpful and entertaining
anecdotal cases and added a few of my own. The heavy emphasis on illustrations has also been
carried over from the second edition and almost all images (barring the esoteric cases) are now
in colour. A list of recent references has been included for each chapter. Hopefully this book
will provide the basis for the reader to further explore the literature in areas of interest.
Glasgow, UK Fiona Roberts
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Preface to the Second Edition
The fi rst edition of this book was written prior to 1991 and it seemed appropriate to revise and
update the text in view of the rapid expansion in information which has occurred in the last
decade. Furthermore, in the fi rst edition, the reproduction of some of the illustrations was not
of suffi cient standard to be of value to the reader. Accordingly some of the inadequate fi gures
have been replaced by colour fi gures which have been inserted into the text. Colour has also
been included because many histopathological illustrations, e.g. special stains such as Gram,
PAS, trichrome stains etc., and immunohistochemical reactions, are much better appreciated.
With regard to references, I have taken advantage of the currently available access to all the
medical literature, which is what I anticipate will be the course of action of the reader.
Glasgow, UK W.R. Lee
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