Waubonsee Community College

Ophthalmology at a glance, Jane Olver, Lorraine Cassidy, Gurjeet Jutley, Laura Crawley

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Ophthalmology at a glance

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Jane Olver, Lorraine Cassidy, Gurjeet Jutley, Laura Crawley

At a glance

"This fully updated new edition teaches you exactly what they need to know, starting with taking a history and examination, before moving through specific conditions and their treatment. It includes new chapters on tropical ophthalmology, ocular oncology and giant cell arteritis, extra chapters on red eye and painful loss of vision and discussion of new scientific findings surrounding the cornea. Fully supported by a brand new companion website at ataglanceseries.com/ophthal featuring 20 clinical cases, images from the book as PowerPoint slides, and digital flashcards"--Provided by publisher

pt. 1. Principles of ophthalmology -- pt. 2. Ophthalmic history and examination -- pt. 3. Correction of refractive errors -- pt. 4. Basic eye examination -- pt. 5. Acute ophthalmology -- pt. 6. Gradual loss of vision -- pt. 7. Sub-specialty : Paediatric ophthalmology -- pt. 8. Sub-specialty : Eyelid, lacrimation and orbit -- pt. 9. Sub-specialty : External eye disease -- pt. 10. Sub-specialty : Corneal, refractive and cataract surgery -- pt. 11. Sub-specialty : Glaucoma -- pt. 12. Sub-specialty : Vitreo-retinal -- pt. 13. Sub-specialty : Neuro-ophthalmology -- Appendix. Red eye : signs and symptoms of different causes -- The layers of the retina -- Pharmacological intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering agents : mechanism of action and side effects -- Optical coherence tomography (OCT) reports -- Important clinical trials in AMD