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Kanski's Clinical Ophthalmology

  • 10th Edition
  • April 4, 2024
  • John F. Salmon
  • English
Filled with stunning images and in-depth information on both common and rare ophthalmic diseases and disorders, Kanski's Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 10th Edition, is both a foundational knowledge source for trainees and a valuable reference for experienced practitioners. Dr. John Salmon, from the University of Oxford, has meticulously revised this classic text, retaining Dr. Kanski’s highly effective format of succinct text and visually dynamic presentation. Extremely well organized and comprehensive in scope, it provides authoritative, focused guidance on diagnosis and management, facilitating quick comprehension to enhance learning, aid exam preparation, and guide clinical practice.

System for Ophthalmic Dispensing

  • 4th Edition
  • March 10, 2023
  • Clifford W. Brooks
  • English
Understand and meet your patients’ eyewear needs with the reference that covers every aspect of dispensing ― from basic terminology to frame selection to eyewear fitting, adjusting, and repairing. System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 4th Edition, provides a step-by-step system for properly fitting and adjusting eyewear, including the nuances of lens selection, making it an ideal resource both for students who are just learning about dispensing and practitioners who want to keep their skills up to date. Thorough discussions of every topic and hundreds of newly revised and enhanced review questions make this a one-stop educational and clinical resource for today’s eyecare professionals.  

Theory and Practice of Optics and Refraction

  • 5th Edition
  • February 13, 2023
  • A. K. Khurana
  • English
Theory and Practice of Optics and Refraction, in its fifth edition, continues to be a part of Modern System of Ophthalmology (MSO) Series. Without altering the basic text and layout, each chapter has been thoroughly revised to keep abreast with the newer concepts and principles of optics and refraction involved in investigative as well as therapeutic optical modalities evolved over the period of time.

Réfractions

  • 1st Edition
  • April 6, 2022
  • Emmanuel Bui Quoc + 2 more
  • French
La réfraction de l’oeil est, depuis le diagnostic jusqu’à la prise en charge optique et chirurgicale,au centre des efforts conjugués des ophtalmologistes, des opticiens et des orthoptistes, pourreconnaître la nature du trouble visuel et faire bénéficier à chacun d’une vision optimale et confortable.Cet ouvrage sur les réfractions permettra à tous les acteurs de la santé visuelle de parfaitementcomprendre les bases fondamentales et le système optique de l’oeil, les méthodes d’examen pouraboutir à un traitement juste et adapté de l’éventuelle erreur réfractive, quels que soient l’âge et lesbesoins du patient.L’ouvrage, à visée pratique, est très richement illustré pour étayer les textes et les explications. Il tientcompte des évolutions médicales, scientifiques et organisationnelles actuelles : nouvellesmachines, innovations technologiques, délégation de tâches et nouveautés règlementaires, évolutiondes verres et des lentilles de contact, innovations de la chirurgie réfractive.

Degeneración macular asociada a la edad

  • 1st Edition
  • February 9, 2022
  • Weiye Li
  • Spanish
Adopta un enfoque conciso, aunque exhaustivo, de la DMAE, que abarca tanto la ciencia básica como la orientación clínica. Incluye guías clínicas sobre el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la DMAE, que comprenden la clasificación, los signos y los síntomas, las pruebas de imagen y el diagnóstico diferencial tanto en la era previa a la aparición de la tomografía de coherencia óptica como en la actual. Presenta información actualizada sobre los tratamientos en desarrollo para la DMAE, y ofrece una perspectiva sobre el futuro de la investigación translacional. Explica la genética molecular y los eventos patogénicos de la DMAE desde los puntos de vista de la ciencia básica y clínico, lo que invita a buscar nuevas dianas terapéuticas. Contiene más de 112 ilustraciones en color obtenidas con técnicas de imagen multimodales que muestran con claridad la fisiopatología y la patología clínica de la DMAE.

Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System

  • 4th Edition
  • June 25, 2021
  • Lee Ann Remington + 1 more
  • English
Providing the ocular anatomy and physiology content needed for a thorough comprehension of this complex field, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System, 4th Edition, offers a solid foundation for recognizing and understanding specific clinical situations and how they relate to anatomic structure. This concise, well-referenced resource covers the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa and visual pathways, and histologic information—the information you need for success in coursework, certification exams, and clinical practice.

Pickwell's Binocular Vision Anomalies

  • 6th Edition
  • March 24, 2021
  • Bruce J. W. Evans
  • English
Now in a fully up-to-date 6th Edition, Pickwell's Binocular Vision Anomalies provides a practical introduction to binocular vision, offering comprehensive theory, how-to clinical guidance, and a summary of current research in a single, consolidated volume. Ideally suited for both students and clinicians, this bestselling text serves as an accessible, evidence-based reference when faced with binocular vision or pediatric challenges.

Contact Lens Complications

  • 4th Edition
  • November 1, 2018
  • Nathan Efron
  • English
In this thoroughly updated fourth edition, award-winning contact lens author, lecturer, and researcher, Professor Nathan Efron, presents an easily accessible, systematic account of how to identify, understand, and manage contact lens complications. Professor Efron is renowned for his ability to distil often-complex principles of ocular physiology and pathology into a clinically-friendly format. The subject matter is arranged logically by tissue structure – which is the way practitioners naturally approach clinical problems. Beautifully presented and lavishly illustrated with full-color schematic diagrams and clinical pictures, this book can serve as both a practical chair-side manual and authoritative reference.

Geometric, Physical, and Visual Optics

  • 1st Edition
  • January 28, 2015
  • Michael P. Keating
  • English
A basic optics textbook that integrates relevant visual and ophthalmic optics material with basic geometric and physical optics. Dr. Keating's book uses the vergence approach to optics as well as the wavefront approach to vergence as an aid to developing optics intuition.

Optometría. Aspectos avanzados y consideraciones especiales

  • 1st Edition
  • December 16, 2011
  • Robert Montés Micó
  • Spanish
Optometría Avanzada es una obra de texto que surge para cubrir las necesidades tanto de alumnos de los últimos cursos del Grado de Optometría como de profesionales que están iniciándose en la carrera profesional de Optometría.   El contenido de esta obra se distribuye a lo largo de 12 capítulos a través de los cuales los autores abordan, entre otras cuestiones, las peculiaridades del examen antopométrico en pacientes de características especiales como son los pacientes geriátricos o los pediátricos. Otros de los temas abordados en este libro son la cirugía refractiva, la farmacología ocular, las cuestiones de contactología especializada y el abordaje de estrabismos y ambliopías entre otros. La obra se acompaña de un valioso material complementario on line en español al que se podrá acceder a través de www.studentconsult.es , el cual incluye los siguientes elementos: 40 casos clínicos, 13 vídeos sobre contactología especializada , una galería de imágenes a todo color y material de apoyo tanto para el alumno como para el profesorado. Participan en la obra profesores de las universidades españolas en las que se imparten los estudios de Óptica y Optometría, y también destacados expertos tanto nacionales como internacionales con una destacada trayectoria profesional.