
Ophthalmology
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
13th Edition
Published on 11. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-119-90597-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
This Thirteenth Edition has been thoroughly updated and includes over 200 diagrams and photographs, a range of core clinical cases in chapter 20 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.
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
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.
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.
This Thirteenth Edition has been thoroughly updated and includes over 200 diagrams and photographs, a range of core clinical cases in chapter 20 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.
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
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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Series
Edition
13th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 171 mm
Width: 244 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
534 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-90597-4 (9781119905974)
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Previous edition

Bruce James | Anthony Bron | Manoj V. Parulekar
Lecture Notes Ophthalmology
Book
11/2016
12th Edition
Wiley
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Persons
Bruce James, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, UK. Anthony Bron, Professor Emeritus, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. Manoj V. Parulekar, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Author
Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford
Content
Preface to thirteenth edition, vii
Preface to first edition, ix
Acknowledgements, xi
Abbreviations, xiii
About the companion website, xv
1 Anatomy
2 Genetic disorders and the eye
3 History, symptoms and examination
4 Clinical optics
5 The orbit
6 The eyelids
7 The lacrimal system
8 Conjunctiva, cornea and sclera
9 The lens and cataract
10 Uveitis
11 Glaucoma
12 Retina and choroid
13 Retinal vascular disease
14 The pupil and its responses
15 Disorders of the visual pathway
16 Eye movements and their disorders
17 Trauma
18 Tropical ophthalmology: eye diseases in the developing world
19 Eye diseases in children
20 Services for the visually handicapped
21 Clinical cases
Useful references
Appendix 1: Conversion table for representation of visual acuity
Appendix 2: Drugs available for ophthalmic use
Index
Preface to first edition, ix
Acknowledgements, xi
Abbreviations, xiii
About the companion website, xv
1 Anatomy
2 Genetic disorders and the eye
3 History, symptoms and examination
4 Clinical optics
5 The orbit
6 The eyelids
7 The lacrimal system
8 Conjunctiva, cornea and sclera
9 The lens and cataract
10 Uveitis
11 Glaucoma
12 Retina and choroid
13 Retinal vascular disease
14 The pupil and its responses
15 Disorders of the visual pathway
16 Eye movements and their disorders
17 Trauma
18 Tropical ophthalmology: eye diseases in the developing world
19 Eye diseases in children
20 Services for the visually handicapped
21 Clinical cases
Useful references
Appendix 1: Conversion table for representation of visual acuity
Appendix 2: Drugs available for ophthalmic use
Index