Ophthalmology : An Illustrated Colour Text

by Batterbury, Mark; Bowling, Brad

• ISBN13: 9780443055379
• ISBN10: 0443055378
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

A volume in the Illustrated Colour Text series on ophthalmology, providing a concise introduction to the subject. Lavishly illustrated and ideally sized for clinical reference, each paragraph of text is presented opposite full-color clinical photographs illustrating the conditions described. A problem-oriented, clinical-decision making section tackles common difficulties of diagnosis. Features a disease-oriented section that presents core information on ocular disorders.

Table of Contents

Basic Principles
Anatomy and physiology: outer eye	2	(2)
Anatomy and physiology: inner eye	4	(2)
Relations and connections: orbit and visual pathways	6	(2)
Human sight	8	(2)
The ophthalmic history	10	(2)
The ophthalmic examination	12	(2)
Special investigations	14	(2)
Ocular pathology	16	(2)
Ocular microbiology	18	(2)
Ocular pharmacology	20	(4)
Diseases
Eyelids: blepharitis, dermatitis and lumps	24	(2)
Eyelids: abnormalities of position	26	(2)
Tear secretion and drainage	28	(2)
The orbit	30	(2)
Conjunctiva: infective inflammation	32	(2)
Conjunctiva: non-infective inflammation	34	(2)
Cornea: inflammation	36	(2)
Cornea: dystrophies and degenerations	38	(2)
Glaucoma: primary open angle	40	(2)
Glaucoma: angle closure and other types	42	(2)
Iritis	44	(2)
Posterior uveitis	46	(2)
The lens	48	(2)
Ocular fundus: diabetic retinopathy	50	(2)
Ocular fundus: retinal vasclar occlusions	52	(2)
Ocular fundus: other retinal vascular disorders	54	(2)
Ocular fundus: macular degeneration	56	(2)
Ocular fundus: hereditary posterior segment disease	58	(2)
Ocular fundus: retinal detachment	60	(2)
Optic disc swelling and optic atrophy	62	(2)
Intraocular tumours	64	(2)
Strabismus: childhood	66	(2)
Strabismus: adult	68	(2)
Unequal and abnormal pupils	70	(2)
Trauma: eyelids, orbits and head	72	(2)
Trauma: the eyeball	74	(2)
Neonatal conjunctivitis	76	(2)
Special Topics In Ophthalmology
Correcting refractive errors	78	(2)
HIV and the eye	80	(2)
Tropical ophthalmology	82	(2)
Epidemiology and the functional implications of visual handicap	84	(2)
Ophthalmic surgery	86	(2)
Lasers in ophthalmology	88	(4)
Clinical Decision-Making
Gradual visual loss	92	(2)
Sudden visual loss	94	(2)
The acute red eye	96	(2)
Trauma	98	(2)
The squinting child	100	(2)
`Spots before the eyes'	102	(2)
Irritable eyes	104	(2)
Double vision	106	(2)
Index	108