ABC of Eyes (eBook)

Peng T. Khaw, Peter Shah, Andrew R. Elkington (Autoren)

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2013 | 4. Auflage
104 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-68722-2 (ISBN)

Infos

In the three years since the 3rd edition much has changed in the treatment of eye conditions. Glaucoma and macular degeneration, laser treatment compared with surgery, how to deal with refractive errors - all these will be described in detail and illustrated with newly commissioned drawings and photographs.

Autor

Professor Peng Khaw, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Opthamology, University College London, UK Professor Peter Shah, The Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre and Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Inhalt

Acknowledgements vi

1 History and examination 1

2 Red eye 7

3 Refractive errors 15

4 Eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal disorders 21

5 Injuries to the eye 29

6 Acute visual disturbance 33

7 Gradual visual disturbance, partial sight, and "blindness" 40

8 Cataracts 46

9 Glaucoma 52

10 Age-related macular degeneration 60

11 Squint 64

12 General medical disorders and the eye 69

13 The eye and the nervous system 76

14 Global impact of eye disease 82

Index 86

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.5.2013
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Reihe/Serie: ABC Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
• Schlagworte: Krankenpflege • Medical Science • Medical Sciences Special Topics • Medizin • nursing • Nursing Special Topics • Ophthalmologie • Ophthalmology • Spezialthemen Krankenpflege • Spezialthemen Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-118-68722-1 / 1118687221
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-68722-2 / 9781118687222