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Learn to master high-yield clinical concepts bridging gaps between primary eye care, general medicine, and neurology, with a treasure trove of real-world cases presented to enhance your critical thinking and patient management. What You'll Find Inside: Detailed Case Studies: Explore 25 real-world cases covering a wide array of conditions, from optic neuritis and glaucoma to multiple sclerosis and stroke. Advanced Diagnostic Insights: Learn the latest techniques in neuro-ophthalmic evaluation, including the use of OCT, MRI, and other cutting-edge imaging technologies. Holistic Management Approaches: Discover how to manage complex cases through a multidisciplinary lens, integrating insights from neurology, cardiology, and other specialties. Practical Learning Points: Gain knowledge with concise learning points and differential diagnoses to enhance your clinical practice. Collaborative Care Models: Understand the importance of teamwork in healthcare, with examples of cases that improve collaboration between optometrists, family physicians, and specialists. Who Should Read This Book: Optometrists: Deepen your understanding of medicine that manifest through ocular signs and symptoms, enhancing your role in comprehensive patient care. Family Physicians: Learn to recognize and manage ocular presentations of systemic diseases, improving diagnostic accuracy and treatment outcomes. Medical Students and Residents: Build a solid foundation in neuro-ophthalmic clinical scenarios with real-world cases and expert insights. Healthcare Professionals: From RN's, PA's, NP's, to other medical specialties, enrich your practice with an integrated approach to vision and neurologic conditions. Why This Book is Essential: Thinking through and understanding the clinical scenarios will help equip you with many key concepts necessary to excel and grow your practice. Whether you're an optometrist, family physician, or a specialist, this book will reinforce your ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered care.

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With 27 years as an Optometric Physician on the front lines prior to earning his MD, Dr. Martinelli now brings more than 35 years of private practice experience, combined with medicine, providing rare insight and guidance with respect to patient care philosophy.Dr. Martinelli is a graduate of St. George's University School of Medicine, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, as well as Washington & Jefferson College. He is a physician member of the American Medical Association (AMA), Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO), and the American Optometric Association (AOA). His clinical articles have been featured over the years in various publications, and he also very much enjoys teaching, with more than a decade mentoring countless students as a preceptor in ocular disease for the Pennsylvania College of Optometry.Dr. Martinelli has spoken for Alcon and Allergan, as well as nationally and internationally with topics involving medical eye care, glaucoma, and refractive surgery such as LASIK.

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