The classic reference -- now in its seventeenth edition!
A Doody's Core Title!
This classic book covers the diagnosis and treatment of all major ophthalmic diseases, as well as neurological and systemic diseases causing visual disturbance. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated (see features below).
Features:
- State-of-the-art coverage of diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions for the full range of ophthalmic disorders
- Selected color illustrations
Major revision of the chapters on the retina and glaucoma - Chapters dedicated to ophthalmic therapeutics, neuro-ophthalmology, ocular disorders associated with systemic diseases, immunologic diseases of the eye, pediatrics, genetics, preventive ophthalmology, and lasers
- The latest clinical perspectives on such topics as:
--Treatments for age-related macular degeneration, including anti-VEGF therapies
--Intraocular steroid injections for retinal diseases
--Immunomodulatory drugs
--Treatment of corneal infections
--Medical and surgical treatments for glaucoma
About the Author
Paul Riordan-Eva, FRCS, FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist
King's College Hospital, London
Honorary Senior Lecturer (Teaching)
King's College London School of Medicine at Guy's
King's College and St. Thomas' Hospitals
London
John P. Whitcher, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Director
Inernational Programs
University of California, San Francisco
Director, World Blindness Center
Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthamology
San Francisco, CA
