Common Eye Diseases and their Management by Nicholas Robert Galloway, Winfried Mawutor Kwaku Amoaku.

Ophthalmology is a rapidly expanding field and the number of patients presenting with eye problems is increasing. Common Eye Diseases and their Management presents a problem oriented approach to the diagnosis and treatment of common eye diseases. As the title suggests, the text concentrates common e...

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Main Authors: Galloway, Nicholas Robert (Author), Amoaku, Winfried Mawutor Kwaku (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
Edition:2nd ed. 1999.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I Introducing the Eye
  • 1. The Scope of Ophthalmology
  • 2. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye
  • 3. Examination of the Eye
  • Section II Primary Eye Care Problems
  • 4. Long Sight, Short Sight
  • 5. Common Diseases of the Eyelids
  • 6. Common Diseases of the Conjunctiva and Cornea
  • 7. The Red Eye
  • 8. Failing Vision
  • 9. Headache
  • 10. Contact Lenses
  • Section III Problems of the Eye Surgeon
  • 11. Cataract
  • 12. Glaucoma
  • 13. Retinal detachment
  • 14. Squint
  • 15. Tumours of the Eye and Adnexae
  • 16. Ocular Trauma
  • Section IV Problems of the Medical Ophthalmologist
  • 17. Testing Visual Acuity
  • 18. The Inflamed Eye
  • 19. The Ageing Eye
  • 20. The Child’s Eye
  • 21. Systemic Disease and the Eye
  • 22. Neuro-ophthalmology
  • 23. Genetics and the Eye
  • 24. Drugs and the Eye
  • Section V Blindness
  • 25. Blindness.