Main description:

Manual for Eye Examination and Diagnosis, 9th edition is a classic guide that provides a thorough update to basic eye examination techniques and the use of instruments and major ophthalmic disorders. Its popular approach takes the reader through the eye exam, covering anatomy, differential diagnosis, and treatment. Lavishly illustrated with over 550 color and black and white images, this accessible introductory text is designed for students who need a concise and thorough introduction to this complex and ever-changing specialty. Students and trainees across the healthcare professions will welcome the practical approach which focuses on the most commonly encountered eye diseases, their examination and treatment.

Contents:

Preface vi Introduction to the eye team and their instruments vii 1 Medical history 1 Medical illnesses 3 Medications 4 Family history of eye disease 7 2 Measurement of vision and refraction 8 Visual acuity 8 Optics 9 Refraction 11 Contact lenses 14 Common problems 18 Refractive surgery 18 3 Neuro-ophthalmology 23 Eye movements 23 Strabismus 26 Cranial nerves III VIII 31 Nystagmus 35 The pupil 41 Visual field testing 44 Color vision 47 Circulatory disturbances affecting vision 47 4 External structures 51 Lymph nodes 51 Lacrimal system 51 Lids 59 Lashes 62 Phakomatoses 65 Anterior and posterior blepharitis 66 5 The orbit 70 Sinusitis 72 Exophthalmos 74 Enophthalmos 74 6 Slit lamp examination and glaucoma 76 Cornea 76 Corneal epithelial disease 77 Corneal endothelial disease 82 Corneal transplantation (keratoplasty) 84 Conjunctiva 89 Sclera 96 Glaucoma 97 Uvea 11 Cataracts 128 7 The retina and vitreous 136 Retinal anatomy 136 Fundus examination 138 Papilledema (choked disk) 140 Retinal blood vessels 142 Age-related macular degeneration 152 Central serous chorioretinopathy 156 Pseudoxanthoma elasticum 156 Albinism 158 Retinitis pigmentosa 158 Retinoblastoma 160 Retinopathy of prematurity 161 Vitreous 161 Retinal holes and detachments 164 Appendix 1: Hyperlipidemia 169 Appendix 2: Amsler grid 171 Index 172