An Atlas of Ophthalmic Trauma

by Spoor, Thomas C.

• ISBN13: 9781853172991
• ISBN10: 1853172995
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-11-04
• Publisher: CRC Pr I Llc

Summary

Approaches the management of ophthalmic trauma in a practical fashion Comprehensive sections, and top quality illustrations make this a useful reference for trainees, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and emergency room/casualty doctors

Author Biography

Thomas C Spoor, MD FACS, is Professor of ophthalmology and Neurosurgery at the Kresge Eye Institute of Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction to ocular trauma	p. 1
The ruptured globe	p. 21
Anterior segment injuries: blunt ocular trauma - What happens when the eye is struck by a blunt object?	p. 35
Thermal and caustic ocular trauma	p. 45
Posterior segment trauma	p. 51
Eyelid and lacrimal trauma	p. 67
Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of cranial and ocular trauma	p. 95
Penetrating orbital injuries	p. 115
The inflamed orbit	p. 131
Orbital fractures	p. 153
Management of traumatic optic neuropathy	p. 175
Appendix: Ophthalmologic emergencies	p. 191
Index	p. 203
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