Manfred Zierhut MD PhDProfessor of Ophthalmology, Centre for Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, GermanyFriedrich Paulsen MDProfessor and Chair, Department of Anatomy II, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, GermanyJerry Y Niederkorn PhDThe George A. and Nancy P. Shutt Professor of Medical Science, Departments of Ophthalmology and Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, USAUlrich Schraermeyer PhDProfessor, Centre for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

• Chapter 1: Role of the Innate Immune SystemChapter 2: Microglial Homeostasis: Lessons from the Mouse RetinaChapter 3: Keratinocyte-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides as Effectors in Innate Skin DefenceChapter 4: The Role of Mucins in the Innate Immune SystemChapter 5: Natural Killer CellsChapter 6: Role of T Cells and Dendritic Cells in Immune-Mediated DiseasesChapter 7: Toll-like Receptors: Structure and Ligand SpecificitiesChapter 8: Macrophages, Autoimmunity and Control of Tissue DamageChapter 9: The Innate Immune Response to CancerChapter 10: Role of TNF in Host Resistance to Tuberculosis Infection: Membrane TNF is Sufficient to Control InfectionChapter 11: Innate Immunity of the External EyeChapter 12: Innate Immune System and its Impact on Immune Privilege in the EyeChapter 13: Myeloid-Derived Cells in the Eye—Distribution, Turnover and Functional CorrelatesChapter 14: Linking the Innate and Adaptive Immune Response during the Immunopathogenesis of Dry Eye DiseaseChapter 15: Innate Immune Control of Herpes Simplex Virus Replication in the CorneaChapter 16: Role of the Innate Immune System in Corneal TransplantationChapter 17: The Innate Immune Response and Autoimmune UveitisChapter 18: Innate Immunity of the Eye GlaucomaChapter 19: The Innate Immunity System and Age-Related Macular Degeneration