Common eye diseases and their management / N.R. Galloway ... [et al.]. - third edition. - London : Springer, 2006. - x, 217 pages : col. illustrations ; 26 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Common eye diseases and their management / N.R. Galloway and W.M.K. Amoaku. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207) and index.

The Scope of ophthalmology -- Basic anatomy and physiology of the eye -- Examination of the eye -- Long sight, short sight -- Common diseases of the eyelids -- Common diseases of the conjunctiva and cornea -- The Red eye -- Failing vision -- Headache -- Contact lenses -- Cataract -- Glaucoma -- Retinal detachment -- Squint -- Tumours of the eye and adnexae -- Ocular trauma -- Testing visual acuity -- The Inflamed eye -- The Ageing eye -- The Child's eye -- Systemic disease and the eye -- Neuro-ophthalmology -- Genetics and the eye -- Drugs and the eye -- Blindness.

Textbook for medical students, general practitioners, nurses, and optometrists. Presents a problem-oriented approach to the diagnosis and treatment of common eye diseases. Color illustrations.

1852339853 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781852339852 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $93.20 1846280338 (e-ISBN) 9781846280337 (e-ISBN)

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Eye Diseases--therapy.
Eye--Diseases.
Eye--Diseases--Treatment.

RE46 / .G34 2006

617.7

2006 B-569