Book Description

Ophthalmology at a Glance is a concise textbook written aspart of the highly successful at a Glance series. The bookfollows the classic format of topics laid out in a double pagespread, with clear diagrams illustrating the essential informationand supporting the main text. This makes learning and understandinga topic more simple and effective. Ophthalmology at a Glance is written to provide astraightforward and easy-to-use guide for the Ophthalmology course.The introduction includes an overview of the subject and it'ssub-specialities, an outline of what exact knowledge and skillsmedical students need, and covers the social and occupationalaspects of vision. History and Examination techniques are followedby the key detail on common problems and diseases. The book is divided into 13 sections covering: Principles of ophthalmology Ophthalmic History and Examination Correction of Refractive errors Basic Eye Examination Acute ophthalmology Gradual loss of vision Paediatric ophthalmology Eyelid, lacrimal and orbit External eye disease Corneal, refractive and cataract surgery Glaucoma Vitreo-retinal Neuro-ophthalmology Ophthalmology at a Glance will be extremely useful formedical students as an introduction to this subject area, and aninvaluable companion during their attachments. This book isdesigned to fit into the budget and reading time of busy students,and is ideal as a text that will help them get through their examssuccessfully. General Practitioners and ophthalmology nurses willalso find this text useful to refresh the gaps in theirknowledge. "This is undoubtedly the best I have read and I wish it had beenavailable when I studied ophthalmology. It is clear, concise, andpitched perfectly for medical students.” Final year medical student (Royal Free Hospital, London)