Comprehensive Ophthalmology with Supplementary Book - Review of Ophthalmology

First Edition: 1996 Sixth Edition: 2015 The Comprehensive Ophthalmology is primarily meant for the needs of undergraduate medical students. Text is complete and up-to-date with recent advances. To be true, some part of the text is in more detail than the requirement of undergraduate students. But this very feature of the book makes it a useful handbook for the postgraduate students as well. Text is illustrated with plenty of diagrams, comprising clinical photographs and clear-line diagrams which provide vivid and lucid details. Operative steps of important surgical techniques have been given in the relevant chapters. Wherever possible, important information has been given in the form of tables and flow charts. This book has been organized into six sections, including Anatomy and Physiology of Eye, Optics and Refraction, Diseases of Eye, Ocular Therapeutics, Systemic and Community Ophthalmology and Practical Ophthalmology. The sixth edition has been thoroughly revised, updated and reorganized into a new layout with six sections: Section I: Anatomy and Physiology of Eye includes two chapters. First chapter is devoted to essential aspects of Anatomy and Development of the Eye, and second chapter covers Physiological aspects of various ocular structures including Physiology of Vision in a concise manner. Section II: Optics and Refraction-Out of two chapters of this section one is devoted to Elementary and Physiological Optics and the other describes Errors of Refraction and Accommodation in depth. Section III: Diseases of Eye- This section covers important diseases of various structure components of the eyeball, ocular adnexa and visual pathway in fourteen chapters. Section IV: Ocular Therapeutics- This section comprises two chapters one each on Ocular Pharmacology, and Lasers and Cryotherapy in Ophthalmology. Section V: Systemic and Community Ophthalmology-Includes two chapters one on each topic. Section VI: Practical Ophthalmology- This section includes chapters on Clinical Methods in Ophthalmology and different other aspects essential to the practical examinations such as Ophthalmic Cases, Darkroom Procedures, and Ophthalmic Instruments. Review of Ophthalmology- This companion to the textbook provides an in depth revision of the subject at a glance and an opportunity for self-assessment, and thus makes it the book of choice for preparing for various postgraduate entrance examinations. Each chapter begins with a brief overview highlighting the topics covered followed by relevant applied anatomy and physiology. Various levels of headings, subheadings, bold face and italics given in the text will be helpful for a quick revision of the subject. Text is complete and up-to-date with recent advances. Text is illustrated with plenty of diagrams, comprising of clinical photographs and clear line diagrams. Operative steps of important surgical techniques have been given in the relevant chapters. Important information has been given in the form of tables and flow charts. An authentic text for theory, practical and postgraduate entrance examinations. Review of Ophthalmology, a companion to the textbook, offers quick comprehension at a glance and an opportunity for self-assessment with latest multiple choice questions (MCQs). - Publisher Comprehensive Ophthalmology is the latest edition of this extensive guide to ophthalmology, which includes a free supplementary copy of Review of Ophthalmology . The main text has been thoroughly revised and updated, reorganised into six sections for ease of reference. These sections cover anatomy and physiology of the eye, optics and refraction, diseases of the eye, ocular therapeutics, systemic and community ophthalmology, and practical ophthalmology. The book is divided into 26 chapters, each beginning with a brief overview of the topic followed by relevant anatomy and physiology. The supplementary book Review of Ophthalmology is also thoroughly revised and updated with recent advances, new concepts and principles of investigation, treatment, and surgical procedures developed since the previous edition. The second half of the book provides multiple choice questions corresponding to each of the twenty review chapters. With over 600 full colour images and illustrations and the opportunity for self-assessment in the additional review book, Comprehensive Ophthalmology is an ideal resource for undergraduates, residents and practising ophthalmologists. Key Points Fully revised and updated edition of this comprehensive guide to ophthalmology Previous edition published 2014 (9781848290723) Reorganised into six sections for ease of reference 611 full colour images and illustrations Includes supplementary book: Review of Ophthalmology, with MCQs