The Eye
Basic Sciences in Practice
- 4th Edition - February 19, 2015
- Latest edition
- Authors: John V. Forrester, Andrew D. Dick, Paul G McMenamin, Fiona Roberts, Eric Pearlman
- Language: English
The Eye: Basic Sciences in Practice, 4th Edition provides highly accessible, concise coverage of all the essential basic science required by today’s ophthalmologists and optometr… Read more
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Description
Description
The Eye: Basic Sciences in Practice, 4th Edition provides highly accessible, concise coverage of all the essential basic science required by today’s ophthalmologists and optometrists in training. It is also essential reading for those embarking on a career in visual and ophthalmic science, as well as an invaluable, current refresher for the range of practitioners working in this area.
This new fourth edition has now been fully revised and updated in line with current curricula, key research developments and clinical best practice. It succinctly incorporates the massive strides being made by genetics and functional genomics based on the Human Genome Project, the new understanding of how the microbiome affects all aspects of immunology, the remarkable progress in imaging technology now applied to anatomy and neurophysiology, as well as exciting new molecular and other diagnostic methodologies now being used in microbiology and pathology. All this and more collectively brings a wealth of new knowledge to students and practitioners in the fields of ophthalmology and visual science.
For the first time, this (print) edition also now comes with bonus access to the complete, fully searchable electronic text – including carefully selected additional information and new video content to further explain and expand on key concepts - making The Eye: Basic Sciences in Practice, 4th Edition a more flexible, comprehensive and engaging learning package than ever before.
This new fourth edition has now been fully revised and updated in line with current curricula, key research developments and clinical best practice. It succinctly incorporates the massive strides being made by genetics and functional genomics based on the Human Genome Project, the new understanding of how the microbiome affects all aspects of immunology, the remarkable progress in imaging technology now applied to anatomy and neurophysiology, as well as exciting new molecular and other diagnostic methodologies now being used in microbiology and pathology. All this and more collectively brings a wealth of new knowledge to students and practitioners in the fields of ophthalmology and visual science.
For the first time, this (print) edition also now comes with bonus access to the complete, fully searchable electronic text – including carefully selected additional information and new video content to further explain and expand on key concepts - making The Eye: Basic Sciences in Practice, 4th Edition a more flexible, comprehensive and engaging learning package than ever before.
Key features
Key features
- The only all-embracing textbook of basic science suitable for trainee ophthalmologists, optometrists and vision scientists – other books concentrate on the individual areas such as anatomy
- Attractive page design with clear, colour diagrams and text boxes make this a much more accessible book to learn from than many postgraduate textbooks
- Presents in a readable form an account of all the basic sciences necessary for an understanding of the eye – anatomy, embryology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, immunology, microbiology and infection and pathology
Readership
Readership
Trainees and residents in ophthalmologyOptometry studentsPostgraduate science students in vision-related fields
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Anatomy of the eye and orbit
2. Embryology and early development of the eye and adnexia
3. Genetics
4. Biochemistry and cell biology
5. Physiology of vision and the visual system
6. General and ocular pharmacology
7. Immunology
8. Microbiology and infection
9. Pathology
2. Embryology and early development of the eye and adnexia
3. Genetics
4. Biochemistry and cell biology
5. Physiology of vision and the visual system
6. General and ocular pharmacology
7. Immunology
8. Microbiology and infection
9. Pathology
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Review quotes
2016 BMA Awards: Highly Commended, Surgical Specialties
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: February 19, 2015
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
JF
John V. Forrester
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of Department of Ophthalmology, University of Aberdeen, UK; Section of Immunology and Infection, University of Aberdeen, UK; Ocular Immunology Program, The University of Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Experimental Immunology, Lions Eye Institute, Western Australia, AustraliaAD
Andrew D. Dick
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Bristol; Director, UCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UKPM
Paul G McMenamin
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaFR
Fiona Roberts
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Ophthalmic Pathologist, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Pathology, University Department of Pathology, Glasgow, UKEP
Eric Pearlman
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Institute of Immunology, Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Physiology, University of California, Irvine; Professor and Director of Research. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University.View book on ScienceDirect
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