This state-of-the-art reference covers every aspect of ophthalmology, combining the latest on genetics, diagnostic tips and techniques, proven management strategies, surgical approaches, new drugs and more. An esteemed author team and contributions of hundreds of top-tier practitioners provide trustworthy guidance on practically every ophthalmic condition and procedure. Filled with an impressive collection of 2,500 detailed photographic images!
1. Fundamentals of human genetics 2. Molecular genetics of selected ocular disorders 3. Embryology of the eye
PART 2. Optics and Refraction
4. Visible light 5. Physical optics for clinicians 6. Light damage to the eye 7. Principles of lasers 8. Light units 9. Optics of the normal eye 10. Epidemiology of refractiive errors 11. Subjective testing of refraction 12. Contact lenses 13. Ophthalmic instrumentation 14. Perspectives on aberrations of the eye
PART 3. Refractive Surgery
15. Introduction to refractive surgery 16. Preoperative evaluation for refractive surgery 17. Radial and astigmatiic keratotomy 18. Excimer laser photorefractiive keratectomy 19. Automated and manual lamellar surgical prodecures and epikeratoplasty 20. LASIK - Indications and techniques 21. LASIK - Complications 22. Management of LASIK complications 23. LASEK 24. LTK 25. Intracorneal rings and implants 26. Phakic IOLs 27. Refractve aspects of cataract surgery
PART 4: The Lens
Section 1: BASIC SCIENCE OF THE LENS
28. Anatomy 29. Physiology 30. Biophysics 31. Biochemistry 32. Evolution and molecular biology 33. Age changes 34. Secondary cataract
Section 2: CATARACT
35. Pathophysiology 36. Cataract formaton mechanisms 37. Epidemiology, morphology, and visual effects of lens opacities of cataract
Section 3: LENS REPLACEMENT
38. Optics of aphakia 39. Pseudophakia and measurements 40. Evolution and pathology of intracular lens implantation 41. Corneal topography in cataract surgery
Section 4: LENS SURGERY
42. Indications for lens surgery and technical options 43. Patent workup for cataract surgery 44. The pharmacotherapy of cataract surgery 45. Anesthesia for cataract surgery 46. The mechanical and hydrodynamic aspects of phacoemulsification 47. Small incision cataract surgery 48. Manual cataract extraction 49. Combined procedures 50. Cataract surgery in complicated eyes 51. Management of eyes after small incision phacoemulsification and lens implantaton 52. Pediatric cataract surgery
Section 5: COMPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES
53. Complications of cataract surgery 54. Outcomes of cataract surgery
PART 5: Cornea and External Disease
55. Disorders of the conjunctiva and limbus 56. Corneal epithelium 57. Corneal endothelium 58. Congenital corneal anomalies 59. Stromal corneal dystrophies and ectasias 60. Conjunctival and corneal degenerations 61. Non-infectious keratitis 62. Infectious keratitis 63. Corneal and conjunctival surgery 64. Episcleritis, sclertis and other scleral disorders 65. Dry-eye 66. Cornea and external eye manifestations of systemic disease 67. Epibulbar tumors
PART 6: Strabismus
Section 1: BASIC SCIENCE
68. Anatomy and physiology of the extraocular muscles and surrounding tissue
Section 2: EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS
69. Evaluating vision in preverbal and preliterate infants and children 70. Evaluation of ocular alignment and eye moments 71. Sensory adaptations in strabismus
Section 3: OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS
72. Sensory status in strabismus 73. Esotropia 74: Exotropia 75. Obilque muscle dysfunctions 76. Alphabet pattern strabismus 77. Paralytc strabismus 78. Other vertical strabismus forms 79. Amblyopia
Section 4: TREATMENT
80. Forms of non-surgical strabismus management 81. Techniques of strabismus surgery
PART 7: Orbit and Oculoplastics
Section 1: ORBITAL AND ANATOMY AND IMAGING
82. Clinical anatomy of the eyelids 83. Clinical anatomy of the orbit 84. Orbital imaging techniques
180. Idiopathic and other anterior uveitis syndromes 181. Intermediate uveitis 182. Posterior uveitis of unknown cause
Section 9: MASQUERADE SYNDROMES
183. Ocular neoplasms related to HIV 184. Masquerade syndromes: neoplasms
PART 11: Neuro-Ophthalmology
Section 1: IMAGING IN NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY
185. Principles of imaging in neuro-ophthalmology
Section 2: THE AFFERENT VISUAL SYSTEM
186. Anatomy and physiology 187. Differntiation of optical nerve from retinal macular disease 188. Congenital optic disc anomalies 189. Papilledema and raised intracranial pressure 190. Inflammatory optic neuropathies and neuroretinitis 191. Ischemic optic neuropathy, diabetic papillopathy and papilliphlebitis 192. Hereditary, nutritional, and toxic optic atrophies 193. Prechiasmal pathways - compression by optic nerve and sheath tumors 194. Traumatic optic neuropathies 195. The optic chiasm, parasellar region and pituitary fossa 196. Retrochiasmal pathways, higher cortical function, nonorganic
Section 3: THE EFFERENT VISUAL SYSTEM
197. Disorders of supranuclear control of ocular motility 198. Nuclear and fascicular disorders of eye movement 199. Paresis of isolated and multiple cranial nerves and painful ophthalmoplegias 200. Disorders of the neuromuscular junction 201. Ocular Myopathies 202. Nystagmus, saccadic intrusions and oscillations 203. The pupils 204. Loss of accommodation prebyopia
Section 4: THE BRAIN
205. Headache and facial pain 206. Tumors, infections, inflammations and neurodegenerative diseases
Section 5: NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
207. Most urgent pathologies 208. Trauma, drugs and toxins 209. Vascular disorders
PART 12: Glaucoma
Section 1: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MECHANISMS OF GLAUCOMA
210: Epidemiology of glaucoma 211. Screening for glaucoma 212. Mechanisms of glaucoma
Section 2: EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS
213. Clinical examination of glaucoma 214. Visual field perimetry testing in glaucoma 215. Other psychophysical tests for glaucoma 216. Disc Analysis 217. Retinal nerve fiber layer analysis 218. Optic nerve blood flow measurement
Section 3: SPECIFIC TYPES OF GLAUCOMA
219. Congenital glaucoma 220. Primary open-angle glaucoma 221. Normal tension glaucoma 222. Angle closure glaucoma 223. Pseudoex foliative glaucoma 224. Pigmentary glaucoma 225. Neovascular glaucoma 226. Ocular inflammatory and steroid-induced glaucoma 227. Post-trauma glaucoma 228. Raised episcleral venous pressure 229. Aqueous misdirection syndrome 230. Glaucoma associated with abnormalities of cornea and iris, tumors and retinal disease
Section 4: THERAPY
231. When to treat glaucoma? 232. Which therapy to use in glaucoma? 233. Current medical management of glaucoma 234. New (pending) glaucoma medical therapy 235. Argon laser trabeculophasty and peripheral iridectomy 236. Laser filtration procedures 237. Cyclodestructive procedures in glaucoma 238. Goniotomy and trabeculotomy 239. Non-renetrating glaucoma surgery 240. Trabeculectomy 241. Antifibrotic agents n glaucoma surgery 242. Drainage implants 243. Complications of glaucoma surgery and their management