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OPHTHALMOLOGY Lecture Notes Comprehensive yet concise reference and revision guide for ophthalmology, covering all key areas with a systematic and clinical approach Highly illustrated, comprehensive, and accessible, Ophthalmology Lecture Notes is the ideal reference and revision guide to common eye problems and their diagnosis and management. The textbook offers an overview of anatomy, history taking, and examination, but also covers a wide range of core ophthalmic conditions. Sample topics covered in Ophthalmology Lecture Notes include: Anatomy, history, symptoms, and examination, clinical optics, and the orbit, eyelids, and lacrimal system Conjunctiva, cornea, and sclera, the lens and cataract, uveitis, glaucoma, and retina and choroid Retinal vascular disease, the pupil and its responses, disorders of the visual pathway, eye movements and their disorders, and trauma Tropical ophthalmology (eye diseases in the developing world), eye diseases in children and services for the visually handicapped For more information on the complete range of Wiley medical student and junior doctor publishing, please visit: www.wiley.com To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email This new edition is also available as an e-book. For more details, please see http://www.wiley.com/buy/9781119905974 All content reviewed by students for students Wiley Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewmedicalbooks.com to find out more. This Thirteenth Edition has been thoroughly updated and includes over 200 diagrams and photographs, a range of core cases demonstrating the clinical context of key conditions and learning objectives and summary of key points in each chapter. To aid in reader comprehension, the text also emphasizes vital “must know” knowledge and includes an online self-assessment where all the images from the book are available to download on a companion website. Ophthalmology Lecture Notes is perfect for developing knowledge for clinical practice or revision in the run-up to examinations and uses a systematic approach to provide medical students and junior doctors with all the tools they need to manage clinical situations. It is also ideal for optometrists in training.

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Author:   Bruce James (Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury) ,  Anthony Bron (Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford) ,  Manoj V. Parulekar
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   13th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781119905974

ISBN 10:   1119905974
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   11 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface to Thirteenth Edition vii Preface to First Edition ix Acknowledgements xi Abbreviations xiii About the companion website xv 1 Anatomy 1 2 Genetic disorders and the eye 25 3 History and examination 30 4 Clinical optics 56 5 The orbit 63 6 The eyelids 69 7 The lacrimal system 77 8 Conjunctiva, cornea and sclera 85 9 The lens and cataract 100 10 Uveitis 108 11 Glaucoma 118 12 Retina and choroid 133 13 Retinal vascular disease 150 14 The pupil and its responses 163 15 Disorders of the visual pathway 168 16 Eye movements and their disorders 179 17 Trauma 193 18 Tropical ophthalmology: eye diseases in the developing world 202 19 Eye diseases in children 213 20 Services for the visually impaired 222 21 Clinical cases 226 Useful references 235 Appendix 1: Conversion table for representation of visual acuity 237 Appendix 2: Drugs available for ophthalmic use 238 Index 241

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Bruce James, Retired Consultant Ophthalmologist, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, UK. Anthony Bron, Professor Emeritus, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Manoj V. Parulekar, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

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