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Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Ophthalmology
This didactic book clearly and systematically describes the
anatomical-surgical fundamentals of cranial neurosurgery, relating
them to norm variants, imaging modalities and interdisciplinary
aspects. All illustrations, hand drawn in ink by the first author,
are simple and self-explanatory. The book reflects the first
author's lifetime experience as an academic neurosurgeon and
teacher, as well as the second author's theoretical and practical
knowledge of neurosurgical subspecialties such as epilepsy surgery.
In addition to its core audience in neurosurgery, it provides all
connected disciplines, in particular neuroradiology, neurology,
neuropathology, ENT surgery, maxillofacial surgery and eye surgery,
with unique anatomical insights into the neurosurgeon's
perspective.
The book is designed to educate and guide patients interested in
considering retinal gene treatment.
The book is designed to educate and guide patients interested in
artificial vision and retinal implant surgery.
There have been books over the years discussing the history of
ophthalmology, but none that focus directly on just the most
critical thinkers whose insights provided the foundation for the
discipline. These men and women advanced knowledge about vision,
diagnosis, disease mechanisms, and therapy through innovative
thinking and perseverance against old ideas. Their stories are
intriguing at a personal level and for showing the complexity of
advancing medical science and, therefore, should be required
reading for anyone practicing ophthalmology. Foundations of
Ophthalmology includes giants such as Young (the nature of color
and light), Braille (a practical reading system for the blind),
Helmholtz (development of the ophthalmoscope), von Graefe (defining
glaucoma), Curie (discovery of radiation and the basis of radiation
therapy), Gonin (demonstration how to cure retinal detachment),
Ridley (serendipity that led to intraocular lenses), and Kelman
(development of phacoemulsification that revolutionized cataract
surgery).
This richly illustrated book is intended as a gold standard for the
refractive surgeon. It complements the authors' successful previous
book, Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery, by
providing detailed practical information on the management of
specific cases. Worldwide leaders in the field document a wide
range of challenging cases drawn from their own clinical practice.
These cases relate to the planning of refractive laser treatment;
intra operative complications when using LASIK (Microkeratome and
Femtosecond) and various surface treatments, including PRK, PTK and
EpiLASIK; early and late postoperative complications with these
treatments and a range of other complications that may arise during
or after refractive surgery. This book will be an indispensable aid
for the refractive surgeon and will assist in decision making when
the surgeon is confronted by a difficult case.
Endophthalmitis refers to the inflammation of the intraocular
tissues and fluids of the eye and can be non-infectious or caused
by bacterial, fungal or parasitic infection. It can be classified
as exogenous (post-operative, post-traumatic or as a complication
of a corneal ulcer) or endogenous (secondary to hematogenous spread
from another infected site). This book discusses the clinical
manifestations, relevance of diagnosis, and involved species of
fungal endophthalmitis. It also examines anti-vascular endothelial
growth factor medications; prevention and treatment of
postoperative endophthalmitis; and a pharmacokinetic review of
antibiotics used in the treatment of endophthalmitis.
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