Amblyopia
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 28. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-7506-4691-8 (ISBN)
Description
A contemporary text, it contains essential information to bring vision-care practitioners totally up to date with the many recent developments in research. Analytical, informative and rigorously edited, the book includes chapters from a group of highly acclaimed international experts specialized in the diverse aspects of amblyopia research. The text provides a long-awaited and unique compilation of data and opinion, draws conclusions and identifies key areas for future research. It reviews the subject from diagnosis to management and provides all the necessary scientific background to this condition.
With its broad appeal, this book will be an essential purchase for all ophthalmologists, optometrists and orthoptists. Indeed it will appeal to all those who are perplexed by amblyopia - whether in terms of appreciating the diversity of research findings or by the management of questions commonly asked in the consulting room.
* ? Chapter contributions from international experts in the field *
? Provides comprehensive scientific background to the condition *
? Identifies key research areas
With its broad appeal, this book will be an essential purchase for all ophthalmologists, optometrists and orthoptists. Indeed it will appeal to all those who are perplexed by amblyopia - whether in terms of appreciating the diversity of research findings or by the management of questions commonly asked in the consulting room.
* ? Chapter contributions from international experts in the field *
? Provides comprehensive scientific background to the condition *
? Identifies key research areas
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Primary: Paediatric Optometrists, Paediatric Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists; Secondary: Optometrists and optometry students, Dispensing opticians, General ophthalmologists, Visual scientists, Public Health epidemiologists
Illustrations
17 ills.; Illustrations
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-4691-8 (9780750646918)
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Editor
Senior Lecturer, Department of Sensorimotor Systems, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
The City University, London, UK
Content
Animal studies of amblyopia; Sensory processing of human amblyopia; Functional neuroimaging in amblyopia; Taxonomy and epidemiology of amblyopia; Treatment and evaluation of amblyopia; Amblyopia and disability; Appendix: Transcript of the Novartis Foundation Discussion Meeting "Amblyopia: from Taxonomy to Treatment"