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A Synopsis of Ophthalmology
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A Synopsis of Ophthalmology, Fifth Edition focuses on the advancements and processes in ophthalmology, including the use of microscopes and electronic gadgets on ophthalmic operations and the personal and social aspects of blindness. The book first offers information on the routine examination of an ophthalmic patient and the diseases of the conjunctiva and the cornea. Discussions focus on wounds and burns of the cornea, infiltrations, tumors of the conjunctiva, conjunctival sarcoid, syphilis of the conjunctiva, acute conjunctivitis, and anatomy and physiology of the normal conjunctiva. The book also ponders on the diseases of the uveal tract and the retina. The publication takes a look at the diseases of the sclera, optic nerve, and lens. Topics include cataract, congenital abnormalities of the lens, optic atrophy, injuries of the optic nerve, episcleritis, scleral staphyloma, and blue sclerotics. The text also elaborates on the diseases of the orbit, eyelids, glaucoma, and intraocular neoplasms. The manuscript is a dependable reference for readers interested in ophthalmology.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
- Chapter I: THE ROUTINE EXAMINATION OF AN OPHTHALMIC PATIENT
- Chapter II: DISEASES OF THE CONJUNCTIVA
- Chapter III: DISEASES OF THE CORNEA
- Chapter IV: DRUGS AFFECTING INTRA-OCULAR MUSCLES
- Chapter V: DISEASES OF THE UVEAL TRACT
- Chapter VI: DISEASES OF THE RETINA
- Chapter VII: DISEASES OF THE SCLERA
- Chapter VIII: DISEASES OF THE OPTIC NERVE
- Chapter IX: DISEASES OF THE VITREOUS
- Chapter X: DISEASES OF THE LENS
- Chapter XI: GLAUCOMA
- Chapter XII: DISEASES OF THE ORBIT
- Chapter XIII: DISEASES OF THE EYELIDS
- Chapter XIV: DISEASES OF THE LACRIMAL APPARATUS
- Chapter XV: INTRA-OCULAR NEOPLASMS
- Chapter XVI: OPTICAL ANOMALIES OF THE EYE
- Chapter XVII: ANOMALIES OF OCULAR MOVEMENTS
- Chapter XVIII: SUBJECTIVE VISUAL DISTURBANCES
- Chapter XIX: OCULAR SIGNS OF GENERAL DISEASE
- Chapter XX: OCULAR SIDE-EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC MEDICATION
- Chapter XXI: CONTACT LENSES
- Chapter XXII: THE EYES IN MALNUTRITION
- Chapter XXIII: OPHTHALMIC OPERATIONS
- Chapter XXIV: SYMPATHETIC OPHTHALMIA
- Chapter XXV: CHEMOTHERAPY AND ANTIBIOTICS IN EYE DISEASES
- Chapter XXVI: CORTICOSTEROIDS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Chapter XXVII: ALLERGY IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
- Chapter XXVIII: SLIT-LAMP MICROSCOPY
- Chapter XXIX: RECENT ADVANCES IN OPHTHALMIC PRACTICE
- Chapter XXX: THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF BLINDNESS AND PARTIAL SIGHT
- INDEX