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About this book
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Ophthalmology Secrets, 5th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.- The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.- Coverage includes the full range of topics in this broad specialty, from basic science to problems of the aging eye.- Fully revised and updated, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices.- Key clinical images are presented in full-color.- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.- Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content.- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contributors
- Top 100 secrets
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Clinical anatomy of the eye
- 2. Anatomy of the orbit and eyelid
- 3. Optics and refraction
- 4. Color vision
- 5. Ophthalmic and orbital testing
- 6. Visual fields
- 7. The red eye
- 8. Corneal infections
- 9. Ophthalmia neonatorum
- 10. Topical antibiotics and steroids
- 11. Dry eyes
- 12. Corneal dystrophies
- 13. Keratoconus
- 14. Refractive surgery
- 15. Glaucoma
- 16. Angle-closure glaucoma
- 17. Secondary open-angle glaucoma
- 18. Medical treatment of glaucoma
- 19. Trabeculectomy surgery
- 20. Traumatic glaucoma and hyphema
- 21. Cataracts
- 22. Techniques of cataract surgery
- 23. Complications of cataract surgery
- 24. Amblyopia
- 25. Esodeviations
- 26. Miscellaneous ocular deviations
- 27. Strabismus surgery
- 28. Nystagmus
- 29. The pupil
- 30. Diplopia
- 31. Optic neuritis
- 32. Miscellaneous optic neuropathies and neurologic disturbances
- 33. Tearing and the lacrimal system
- 34. Proptosis
- 35. Thyroid eye disease
- 36. Orbital inflammatory diseases
- 37. Ptosis
- 38. Eyelid tumors
- 39. Uveitis
- 40. Toxic retinopathies
- 41. Coats’ disease
- 42. Fundus trauma
- 43. Age-related macular degeneration
- 44. Retinopathy of prematurity
- 45. Diabetic retinopathy
- 46. Retinal arterial obstruction
- 47. Retinal venous occlusive disease
- 48. Retinal detachment
- 49. Retinoblastoma
- 50. Pigmented lesions of the ocular fundus
- 51. Ocular tumors
- 52. Orbital tumors
- Index