Overview
Main description
The most concise, current, and comprehensive overview of general ophthalmology – extensively revised and updated
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
Table of 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, Zélia M. Corrêa, and James J. Augsburger
5. Conjunctiva & Tears, Lisa M. Nijm, Francisco J. Garcia-Ferrer, Ivan R. Schwab, James J. Augsburger, and Zélia M. Corrêa
6. Cornea, Roderick Biswell
7. Uveal Tract & Sclera, Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., James J. Augsburger, Zélia M. Corrêa, 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 Zélia M. Corrêa
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 Zélia M. Corrêa
19. Ophthalmic Trauma, James J. Augsburger and Zélia M. Corrêa
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
Author comments
Paul Riordan-Eva, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist
King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Honorary Senior Lecturer (Teaching)
King's College London School of Medicine at Guy's,
King's College and St. Thomas' Hospitals
London, UK
Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH
Director, The Uveitis Service
Department of Ophthalmology
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
