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"Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional texts and references in oculoplastics? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for common clinical dilemmas or complications? Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a ""curbside consultation"" between experienced clinicians. Dr. Robert C. Kersten and Dr. Timothy J. McCulley, have designed this unique reference in which oculoplastic specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with oculoplastics. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to oculoplastics with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas. Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: - What do I do when a patient on anti-coagulants needs surgery? - When does an eyelid lesion need to be biopsied? - What are the general treatment guidelines for Graves' ophthalmopathy? - How should I treat bacterial orbital cellulitis? - How do you distinguish an orbital infection from sterile inflammation? - When should I be concerned about systemic disease in a patient with blepharoptosis? - What are the oculoplastic uses of botulinum toxin? - How do I know when to order an MRI or a CT?"

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It provides concise and well crafted answers in an interesting, stimulating, and easy to read question-and-answer format. The editors have done an outstanding job choosing knowledgeable and respected physicians to answer each question. This is a refreshing and easy to read book in a unique format. <br><br>-- Christopher B. Chambers, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Doody Enterprises Inc.

It provides concise and well crafted answers in an interesting, stimulating, and easy to read question-and-answer format. The editors have done an outstanding job choosing knowledgeable and respected physicians to answer each question. This is a refreshing and easy to read book in a unique format. -- Christopher B. Chambers, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Doody Enterprises Inc. All the advice is direct and practical as it is required for traumatic clinical presentations. Overall, this book covers a wide range of topics of interest to all practitioners. -- Seamus Sweeney, EuroTimes, Dublin, Ireland The contributors cover most controversial issues in an original and practical way in order to the best patient care and outcome. They have succeeded in their endeavors, by creating an interesting and enjoyable book which will accurately reflect our current thinking and conception in the years to come. In my opinion, this book is one of the best publications of its type and is a real beacon of light. It is a great teaching tool, with a well-earned place in any ophthalmogist's library. -Daniel Briscoe, Graefes Archives for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology The declared aim of this publication is to have a current, concise, credible, and clinically relevant book for the practicing ophthalmologist, presenting personal viewpoints of the authors. The contributors cover most controversial issues in an original and practical way in order to achieve the best patient care and outcome. They have succeeded in their endeavors, by creating an interesting and enjoyable book which will accurately reflect our current thinking and conceptions in the years to come. In my opinion, this book is one of the best publications of its type and is a real beacon of light. It is a great teaching tool, which a well-earned place in any ophthalmologist's library. -D. Briscoe, Emek Medical Center, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology The declared aim of this publication is to have a current, concise, credible, and clinically relevant book for the practicing ophthalmologist, presenting personal viewpoints of the authors. The contributors cover most controversial issues in an original and practical way in order to achieve the best patient care and outcome. They have succeeded in their endeavors, by creating an interesting and enjoyable book which will accurately reflect our current thinking and conceptions in the years to come. In my opinion, this book is one of the best publications of its type and is a real beacon of light. It is a great teaching tool, which a well-earned place in any ophthalmologist s library. -D. Briscoe, Emek Medical Center, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

It provides concise and well crafted answers in an interesting, stimulating, and easy to read question-and-answer format. The editors have done an outstanding job choosing knowledgeable and respected physicians to answer each question. This is a refreshing and easy to read book in a unique format. -- Christopher B. Chambers, MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Doody Enterprises Inc.

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Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS is Professor of Ophthalmology at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. He has trained more than 30 postgraduate fellows in oculofacial plastic surgery and authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and 30 textbook chapters. He is a member of the Orbit Society and has served on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals dealing with ophthalmic plastic surgery. He lectures widely on an international basis and has received the Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, where he served as editor of the Basic and Clinical Science Course series on Orbit, Eyelids, and Lacrimal System. Timothy J. McCulley, MD obtained his medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1995. Following his internship at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, he completed a residency in Ophthalmology at Stanford University. After residency, Dr. McCulley completed fellowship training in neuro-ophthalmology at The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami. The subsequent 2 years were spent completing subspecialty training in oculoplastic surgery, primarily at the Cincinnati Eye Institute. He subsequently returned to Stanford, where he served as Director of both Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Neuro-Ophthalmology. This is the second book edited by Dr. McCulley. He has also contributed to more than 20 book chapters and authored more than 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts. Dr. McCulley serves on numerous journal review boards and is on the editorial board and in charge of the photo-essay section of The Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. In 2006, Dr. McCulley moved north to The University of California San Francisco, where he currently practices both neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery, serves as Director of the Division of Oculoplastic Surgery, and is the primary preceptor for an ASOPRS fellowship.

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