Manual of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy

by Pavan-Langston, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780781765121
• ISBN10: 0781765129
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-13
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Thoroughly updated for its Sixth Edition, this manual is a highly practical guide to the diagnosis and management of eye disorders and injuries. Experts from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary present authoritative, state-of-the-art recommendations in a rapid-access outline format. Appendices include up-to-date ophthalmic drug and systemic antimicrobial formularies with dosages. All chapters have been updated to include the latest information on new disease entities, diagnostic techniques, drugs, and treatments, including LASIK and LASEK surgery, cataract extractions, intraocular lenses, use of botulinum for blepharospasm, and medical treatment of glaucoma. Thirty new full-color images have been added.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ocular Examination Techniques and Diagnostic Tests	p. 1
Burns and Trauma	p. 36
Eyelids and Lacrimal System	p. 52
Orbital Disorders	p. 62
Cornea and External Disease	p. 73
Refractive Surgery	p. 139
The Crystalline Lens and Cataract	p. 152
Retina and Vitreous	p. 176
Uveal Tract: Iris, Ciliary Body, and Choroid	p. 206
Glaucoma	p. 259
Pediatric Ophthalmology	p. 293
Extraocular Muscles, Strabismus, and Nystagmus	p. 337
Neuro-ophthalmology: Visual Fields, Optic Nerve, and Pupil	p. 368
Refractive Error, Clinical Optics, and Contact Lenses	p. 398
Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease	p. 428
Ocular Toxicity of Systemic Drugs	p. 453
Appendices
Formulary and Common Dosages of Topical and Systemic Ophthalmic Drugs	p. 482
Systemic Antimicrobial Drugs Used in Ocular Infections	p. 488
Index	p. 497
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