Product Description
The Handbook of Ophthalmology, edited by Dr. Amar Agarwal, is a pocket-sized, ready reference book that provides a compact review of diagnostic eye disorders. Presented in an outline format, including color images and photographs, the detailed information inside this resource for ophthalmic conditions is perfect for everyone involved with ophthalmology, from residents to advanced surgeons.
Each eye disorder includes the following information:
- Etiology
- Classic signs
- Symptoms
- Differential Diagnosis
- Work-up
- Risk Factors
- Management
- Pharmacology
- Future Considerations
The user-friendly Handbook of Ophthalmology covers all of the essential information on over 275 eye diseases including the surgical aspects of management of the diseases. Fifty of ophthalmology’s top experts bring detailed information covering the A to Z’s of ophthalmology to the pages of this unique and comprehensive book.
Additional Features:
- Over 200 color illustrations and clinical photographs.
- A comprehensive index with in-depth detail for cross-referencing and easy diagnosis.
- A detailed but simple guide to ocular therapeutics with dosages and side effects.
With volumes of critical information and color illustrations available in one compact book, students, residents, and surgeons alike will want to have a copy of the Handbook of Ophthalmology by their side.
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Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
Contributing Authors
Foreword by Stephen E. Obstbaum, MD
Preface
Chapter 1 Guide to Using the Handbook of OphthalmologyAmar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthChapter 2 LidsKimberly P. Cockerham, MD, FACS and Chris Haggarty, MDChapter 3 Lacrimal ApparatusGrant D. Gilliland, MD and John N. Harrington, MDChapter 4 Disorders of the OrbitMarc J. Hirschbein, MD, FACS; Daniel Garibaldi, MD; John Park, MD;
and Howard Fine, MDChapter 5 Neuro-Ophthalmology
Reena M. Choudhry, MD, DO, DNB, FRCS; Saurabh Choudhry, MD, DO, DNB;
and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthChapter 6 StrabismusSoosan Jacob, MS, DNB, FRCS, FERC; Ashok Garg, MS, PhD, FIAO, FRSM, ADM, FAIMS, FICA; Sunita Agarwal, MS, DO; Athiya Agarwal, MD, DO;
and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthChapter 7 ConjunctivaGuillermo Simón-Castellví, MD; Sarabel Simón-Castellví, MD;
José María Simón-Castellví, MD; Cristina Simón-Castellví, MD;
José María Simón-Tor, MD; and Demetrio Pita-Salorio, MDChapter 8 Disorders of the CorneaScott G. Hauswirth, OD; David R. Hardten, MD, FACS;
and Richard Lindstrom, MDChapter 9 Disorders of the ScleraRobert M. Kershner, MD, MS, FACS; Soosan Jacob, MS, DNB, FRCS, FERC;
and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthChapter 10 GlaucomaAlan Crandall, MDChapter 11 UveitisJorge L. Alio, MD, PhD and Miguel A. Teus, MDChapter 12 The Crystalline LensSuresh K. Pandey, MD; Irminguard Neuhann, MD; and David J. Apple, MDChapter 13 Medical RetinaJorge Ignacio Calzada, MD; Barrett G. Haik, MD, FACS;
and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthChapter 14 Peripheral Retinal Degenerative LesionsDariusz G. Tarasewicz, MD, PhD and Clement K. Chan, MD, FACSChapter 15 Retinal DetachmentClement K. Chan, MD, FACS and Dariusz G. Tarasewicz, MD, PhDChapter 16 Vitreous SurgerySteve Charles, MDChapter 17 TumorsM. Scott Hickman, MD; Wesley H. Adams, MD; and Nick Mamalis, MDChapter 18 Ocular Emergencies and TraumaEmma L. Clay, MD; Richard J. Ou, MD; and Jonathan Davidorf, MDChapter 19 Ocular Manifestations of Systemic DiseasesGregg Feinerman, MD, FACS; Samir B. Shah, MD; and Neda Shamie, MDChapter 20 Optics and RefractionLuis Alberto Carvalho, PhDChapter 21 Refractive SurgeryMaria Regina Chalita, MD, PhD and Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSEChapter 22 Ocular Therapeutics
Ashok Garg, MS, PhD, FIAO, FRSM, ADM, FAIMS, FICA; Neera Kanjani, MS, DO, DipNB; Nilesh Kanjani, DipNB, DO; Sunita Agarwal, MS, DO; Athiya Agarwal, MD, DO; and Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphthIndex
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Reviews
"The book is very practically oriented and is directed toward practically…..is still readable and clear…..I would recommend it to medical students and general practitioners as well as trainee ophthalmologists for whom it will be particularly useful. This is an impressive work that I will retain as a desk reference in my own practice for ophthalmological issues that may arise. I would say most doctors would benefit greatly from having access to it."
— Seamus Sweeney, MD, Eurotimes
"The Handbook of Ophthalmology fills the gap between single topic texts and overly large and difficult to handle ophthalmological atlases by presenting just the basic facts in an easy to handle, nearly pocket-sized book that you can carry with you. As such, the Handbook of Ophthalmology is an essential reference guide that will be of particular interest to ophthalmology students and residents, as well members of other eye care professions and motivated lay readers or patients seeking information about specific eye disorders or diseases. Ophthalmologist and general practitioners alike will also find this to be an invaluable reference guide."
— Sheldon Ztvordokov, Large Print Reviews
"The wealth of information found in this easy-to-use book compares favorably to that seen in more comprehensive textbooks. If you need information quickly, neatly, and concisely, this soft-covered handbook is for you."
— Leonid Skorin, Jr., DO, Ocular Surgery News
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About the Author
Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth is the pioneer of Phakonit, which is phako with
needle incision technology. This technique became popularized as bimanual
phaco, microincision cataract surgery (MICS), or microphaco. He is also the
first to remove cataracts through a 0.7-mm tip by the technique called
microphakonit. He has also discovered no-anesthesia cataract surgery and FAVIT,
a new technique to remove dropped nuclei. The air pump, which was the simple
idea of using an aquarium pump to increase the fluid into the eye in bimanual
phaco and coaxial phaco, has helped prevent surge. This built the basis of
various techniques of forced infusion for small incision cataract surgery. He
was also the first to use trypan blue for staining epiretinal membranes and has
published the details in his 4-volume textbook of ophthalmology. His latest
discovery is a new refractive error called aberropia.
Dr. Agarwal has received many awards for his work in ophthalmology, the most
significant being the Barraquer Award and the Kelman Award. He has also written
more than 25 books, which have been published in various languages. He also
trains doctors from all over the world on phaco, bimanual phaco, LASIK, and
retina at his eye center in India.
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