Author : Erik Letko
Publisher :
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Cornea
ISBN : 9781617116865
Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease: 49 Clinical Questions is a unique Q&A format that provides quick access to current information related to cornea and external diseases with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues.
Author : David R. Hardten
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 14,31 MB
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1040136923
Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between clinicians. Dr. David R. Hardten and associate editors Drs. Mark S. Hansen and Celine Satija have designed this unique reference in which cornea and external disease specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly encountered by corneal specialists, ophthalmologists, or residents. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and illustrate clinical diagnoses and treatment plans. Some of the questions that are answered inside the Second Edition include: I have a patient with Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy. Is there anything new to improve her vision? What should I do with a young patient with mild keratoconus? How can I help a 47-year-old female who uses artificial tears 6 times daily and continues to complain of dry eyes? A patient presents with corneal ulcer. What work-up and treatment would you recommend? How do I manage a patient that rubbed their eye just after LASIK? What could go wrong? What can I offer a patient that sustained eye trauma and loss of iris tissue? I have a patient with poor vision after DMEK. What went wrong and how do I get better vision for them? Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Cornea specialists, general ophthalmologists, and residents alike will enjoy the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within.
Author : Francis W. Price
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,20 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1556429312
Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional references on cornea and external diseases? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for the daily examination of patients? Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between experienced clinicians. Dr. Frank Price Jr., joined by associate editors Dr. Marianne Price and Dr. Erik Letko, have designed this unique reference in which cornea and external disease specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly encountered by ophthalmologists, residents, and other health care professionals. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to cornea and external diseases with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses and treatment plans. Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Refractive surgeons, general ophthalmologists, and residents alike will enjoy the user-friendly and casual format. Some of the questions that are answered: - A patient presents with corneal ulcer. What work-up and treatment would you recommend? o As answered by three different specialists in the USA, Europe, and India. - What should I do for a patient who presents with 6-D astigmatism after undergoing penetrating keratoplasty 4 months ago? - A 63-year-old male complaining of blurry vision has 360-degree peripheral corneal stromal thinning and conjunctivalization and moderate cataract in both eyes. Does he need surgery? - A piece of glass flew into my patient's eye. The exam shows central corneal perforation - A 67-year-old female complains of constant eye irritation. The exam shows conjunctivochalasis of the lower bulbar conjunctiva. Should I excise the redundant conjunctiva? - I have a general ophthalmology practice in a remote area. When should I consider doing corneal cultures?"
Author : Mark R. Levine
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 39,7 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1556428979
Each procedure includes a review of the surgical anatomy, step-by-step instructions, and accompanying illustrations---over 500 throughout the text! --
Author : Stephen Foster
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 49,38 MB
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1040136338
Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional references on uveitis? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for the daily examination of patients? Curbside Consultation in Uveitis: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between experienced clinicians. Dr. Stephen Foster has designed this unique reference in which uveitis specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly encountered by ophthalmologists, residents, and other health care professionals. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to uveitis with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses and treatment plans. Curbside Consultation in Uveitis: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Refractive surgeons, general ophthalmologists, and residents alike will enjoy the user-friendly and casual format. Some of the questions that are answered: • How do the results of the Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy for Eye Disease (SITE) Cohort Study apply to the care of my patients with uveitis? • How should I evaluate and treat a patient with uveitis? • How should I treat macular edema in a patient with uveitis? • How should I treat a pregnant woman with macular threatening toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis? • When should I refer a patient with uveitis to a uveitis specialist?
Author : Samir A. Melki
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1556428677
Cornea and Refractive Atlas of Clinical Wisdom, edited by Dr. Samir A. Melki and Dr. Mark A. Fava, gathers unique observations that experienced eye surgeons have learned in their daily treatment of patients. Each chapter begins with a detailed description of the condition from diagnosis to symptoms to complications to eventual treatment methods. Features Include: * Practical tips, as opposed to the theoretical aspects of the disease. * Diagnostic and medical management of the disease. * Anecdotal experience that has been proven correct over the years vs. the type of information that is awaited for from a large clinical trial. * Full color images reinforce the information presented in the book. Cornea and Refractive Atlas of Clinical Wisdom also includes a condensed summary of diagnostic pearls acquired through the years from personal experience with a focus on diagnosis and medical management. Some Topics Include: * Imaging and diagnostics: o IOL Power, corneal topography * Ocular surface disorders: o Ocular chemical injury, dry eye syndrome * Infectious disease: o Fungal keratitis, epidemic keratoconjunctivitis * Inflammatory Diseases: o Scleritis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome * Neoplasia and epithelial downgrowth: o Melanocytic lesions of the ocular surface * Dystrophies and degeneration: o Keratoconus, corneal transplant rejection * Refractive Surgery: o LASIK flap folds, corneal ectasia after LASIK All ophthalmologists, regardless of level of experience, will have an interest in the clinical diagnosis and medical management information gathered inside the pages of Cornea and Refractive Atlas of Clinical Wisdom.
Author : Sharon Fekrat
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 11,52 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1556428855
Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional references of the retina? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for the daily examination of patients? Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between experienced clinicians. Dr. Sharon Fekrat, along with associate editors Drs. Darius Moshfeghi and Dean Eliott, have designed this unique reference that offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on a variety of clinical questions commonly associated with the retina. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the retina with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses. Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists and specialists will appreciate. Optometrists, ophthalmologists, ophthalmologists-in-training, and even retina specialists will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: * What is the treatment paradigm for postop CME? * How do I follow a patient who is pregnant and also has diabetes? * How should I counsel my patients with dry AMD and what-about various vitamin supplements? * What systemic medications require periodic fundus evaluation, what do I look for and what tests do I do? * How can I differentiate all of those white dot syndromes?
Author : Andrew G. Lee
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781556428401
Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional texts and references in neuro-ophthalmology? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for common clinical dilemmas or complications? Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between neuro-ophthalmologists. Dr. Andrew G. Lee, and associate editors Dr. Paul W. Brazis and Dr. Lanning B. Kline, have designed this unique reference in which neuro-ophthalmologists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with neuro-ophthalmology. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to neuro-ophthalmology with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas. Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: - What is the best way to manage papilledema? - What treatments are there for traumatic optic neuropathy? - When and how do I order an imaging study in neuro-ophthalmology? - What is the work-up for anterior ischemic optic neuropathy? - What evaluation is necessary for an isolated ocular motor cranial neuropathy?
Author : Timothy J. McCulley
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 31,14 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1556429142
Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional texts and references in oculoplastics? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for common clinical dilemmas or complications? Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between experienced clinicians. Dr. Robert C. Kersten and Dr. Timothy J. McCulley, have designed this unique reference in which oculoplastic specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with oculoplastics. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to oculoplastics with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas. Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: * What do I do when a patient on anti-coagulants needs surgery? * When does an eyelid lesion need to be biopsied? * What are the general treatment guidelines for Graves' ophthalmopathy? * How should I treat bacterial orbital cellulitis? * How do you distinguish an orbital infection from sterile inflammation? * When should I be concerned about systemic disease in a patient with blepharoptosis? * What are the oculoplastic uses of botulinum toxin? * How do I know when to order an MRI or a CT?
Author : Arun D. Singh
Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 13,56 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781556429170
The first edition of this text offers guidance and advice on the diagnosis and management of the complete spectrum of ophthalmic tumors, including the eyelid, conjunctival, intraocular, and orbital tumors. The editors are joined by over 120 international contributors to present a broad perspective from a multidisciplinary team that will offer a diverse and balanced view of ophthalmic oncology clinical practice. This is a comprehensive book that includes over 100 chapters, organized into 7 sections that provide a wealth of information for the management of patients with ophthalmic tumors from examination techniques to classification to surgical techniques.
