Main description:

The most concise, current, and comprehensive overview of general ophthalmology - extensively revised and updated

A Doody's Core Title for 2017!

For five decades, General Ophthalmology has offered authoritative, state-of-the-art coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of all major ophthalmic diseases, as well as neurological and systemic diseases causing visual disturbances. The eighteenth edition builds on this tradition of excellence by offering an increased number of color illustrations, new chapters, and major revisions of existing chapters - to deliver all-inclusive coverage that encompasses pathophysiology, basic science, and the latest clinical perspectives.

A must-read for medical students, ophthalmology residents, practicing ophthalmologists, nurses, optometrists, clinicians in other fields of medicine and surgery, and health-related professionals, the eighteenth edition of General Ophthalmology features:

New chapters on Ophthalmic Emergencies, Causes and Prevention of Vision Loss, Vision Rehabilitation, and Functional Vision Score
A glossary of terms relating to the eye
Contributions from more than thirty international experts
Extensive updates and revisions throughout to reflect the latest findings and advances

Contents:

Authors

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Anatomy & Embryology of the Eye, Paul Riordan-Eva

2. Ophthalmologic Examination, David F. Chang

3. Ophthalmic Emergencies, Paul Riordan-Eva

4. Lids & Lacrimal Apparatus, M. Reza Vagefi, John H. Sullivan, Zelia M. Correa, and James J. Augsburger

5. Conjunctiva & Tears, Lisa M. Nijm, Francisco J. Garcia-Ferrer, Ivan R. Schwab, James J. Augsburger, and Zelia M. Correa

6. Cornea, Roderick Biswell

7. Uveal Tract & Sclera, Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., James J. Augsburger, Zelia M. Correa, and Carlos Pavesio

8. Lens, Richard A. Harper and John P. Shock

9. Vitreous, Steve Charles

10. Retina, Emily C. Fletcher, N. Victor Chong, James J. Augsburger, and Zelia M. Correa

11. Glaucoma, John F. Salmon

12. Strabismus, W. Walker Motley and Taylor Asbury

13. Orbit, John H. Sullivan

14. Neuro-Ophthalmology, Paul Riordan-Eva and William F. Hoyt

15. Ocular Disorders Associated with Systemic Diseases, Edward Pringle and Elizabeth M. Graham

16. Immunologic Diseases of the Eye, Toby Y.B. Chan and William G. Hodge

17. Special Subjects of Pediatric Interest, Douglas R. Fredrick

18. Ophthalmic Genetics, James J. Augsburger and Zelia M. Correa

19. Ophthalmic Trauma, James J. Augsburger and Zelia M. Correa

20. Causes and Prevention of Vision Loss, Adnan Pirbhai, Shefalee Shukla Kent, and William G. Hodge

21. Optics & Refraction, Paul Riordan-Eva

22. Ophthalmic Therapeutics, Allan J. Flach and Frederick W. Fraunfelder

23. Lasers in Ophthalmology, N. Victor Chong

24. Low Vision, Gwen K. Sterns and Eleanor E. Faye

25. Vision Rehabilitation, August Colenbrander

Appendix: Functional Vision Score, August Colenbrander

Glossary of Terms Relating to the Eye

Index