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An Illustrated Colour Text: Ophthalmology
This popular text uses double-page spreads to cover the majority of situations likely to be encountered in clinical practice. Each topic is introduced by a short case scenario, followed by a description of the appropriate clinical examination, diagnostic procedures, treatment, and prognosis. Color line drawings, diagnostic algorithms, color clinical photographs, and summary boxes bring the content to life. The 2nd Edition offers up-to-date and expanded coverage of new imaging techniques, genetics, episcleritis, scleritis, and more.
Key Features
Presents the core knowledge of ophthalmology and disorders of the eye, with a wealth of friendly features and superb illustrations.
Relates structure to function in accordance with the approach that most of todays courses take.
Tackles the common difficulties of diagnosis and management, such as acute red eye, sudden vision loss, and spots before the eyes, in the clinical decision-making section.
New to this Edition
Features an expanded section on special investigations, covering important investigations such as perimetry and fundus fluorescein angiography, and includes 2 new spreads on ophthalmic history.
Offers new spreads on genetics, episcleritis, and scleritis.
| Author: |
Batterbury, Bowling |
| Edition: |
2 |
| ISBN: |
0443072965 |
| Publisher: |
Mosby |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| Year Published: |
2005 |
| No. of Pages: |
136 |
| Illustrations: |
218 |
| Contents: |
| Basic Principles - Anatomy and physiology outer eye Anatomy and physiology inner eye Relations and connections: orbit and visual pathways Human sight The ophthalmic history The ophthalmic examination Special investigations Ocular pathology Ocular pharmacology Genetics Diseases Eyelids: blepharitis, dermatitis and lumps Eyelids: abnormalities of position Tear secretion and drainage Episcleritis and scleritis The orbit Conjunctiva: infective inflammation Conjunctiva non-infective inflammation Cornea: dystrophies and degenerations Glaucoma: primary open angle Glaucoma: angle closure and other types Iritis Posterior uveitis The lens Ocular fundus: diabetic retinopathy macular problems Ocular fundus: retinal vascular occlusions Ocular fundus: other retinal vascular disorders Ocular fundus: macular degenerations Ocular fundus: hereditary posterior segment disease Ocular fundus: retinal detachment Optic disc swelling and optic atrophy Intraocular tumours Strabismus: childhood Strabismus: adult Unequal and abnormal pupils Trauma: eyelids, orbit and head Trauma: the eyeball Neonatal conjunctivitis Special topics in ophthalmology - Correcting refractive errors HIV and the eye Tropical ophthalmology Epidemiology and the functional implications of visual handicap Ophthalmic surgery Lasers in ophthalmology Clinical decision-making Gradual visual loss Sudden visual loss The acute red eye Trauma The squinting child Spots before eyes Irritable eyes Double vision Directory of interest groups |
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| About The Author: |
| By Mark Batterbury, Bsc, FRCS(Glasg), FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmologists, St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Director of Clinical Studies and Honorary Lecturer, Departments of Medicine and Orthoptics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; and Brad Bowling, FRCSEd(Ophth), FRCOphth, Special Registrar, Cardiff Eye Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK |
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