This book focuses on diseases which are a major cause of blindness in developing countries and the tropics. It is written from a clinical perspective but also emphasizes what can be done in prevention and primary health care. It contains chapters on trachoma and xerophthalmia, both major causes of eye disease and blindness, as well as, chocerciasis and leprosy. Introductory chapters cover anatomy and physiology in the eye, optics and methods of examination and treatment, and common diseases of the eye, including symptoms, signs, causes, management, treatment and prevention.
Introduction; basic anatomy and physiology of the eye; clinical methods - history taking and eye examination; principles of treatment; the eyelids and the lacrimal apparatus; diseases of conjunctiva; trachoma; the cornea; xerophthalmia and nutritional corneal ulceration; diseases of the uvea; diseases of the lens; diseases of the retina; diseases of the optic nerve and visual pathways; glaucoma; onchocerciasis and other parasitic diseases; leprosy and the eye; squint and other disorders of eye movement; orbital diseases; eye injuries; diagnosis of common eye conditions.
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