Ophthalmology Secrets

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Ophthalmology Secrets, 5th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. Coverage includes the full range of topics in this broad specialty, from basic science to problems of the aging eye. Fully revised and updated, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices. Key clinical images are presented in full-color. Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams. Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content. Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Instructions for online access Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Dedication Preface Contributors Top 100 secrets List of Tables List of Illustrations 1. Clinical anatomy of the eye General Bibliography 2. Anatomy of the orbit and eyelid Orbit Eyelid Bibliography 3. Optics and refraction Bibliography 4. Color vision Bibliography 5. Ophthalmic and orbital testing References Bibliography 6. Visual fields Bibliography 7. The red eye Cornea and external diseases Bibliography 8. Corneal infections Corneal ulcers Bacterial keratitis Herpetic keratitis Refractive surgery–associated keratitis Fungal keratitis Acanthamoeba keratitis New treatments for infectious keratitis References 9. Ophthalmia neonatorum Bibliography 10. Topical antibiotics and steroids Bibliography 11. Dry eyes Bibliography 12. Corneal dystrophies Bibliography 13. Keratoconus Bibliography 14. Refractive surgery References 15. Glaucoma Glaucoma References 16. Angle-closure glaucoma Primary angle closure (relative pupillary block and other mechanisms) Plateau iris Aqueous misdirection syndrome (malignant/ciliary block glaucoma) Neovascular glaucoma Miscellaneous Bibliography 17. Secondary open-angle glaucoma Bibliography 18. Medical treatment of glaucoma Bibliography 19. Trabeculectomy surgery References 20. Traumatic glaucoma and hyphema Bibliography 21. Cataracts Cataracts Bibliography 22. Techniques of cataract surgery Bibliography 23. Complications of cataract surgery References 24. Amblyopia References 25. Esodeviations References 26. Miscellaneous ocular deviations Bibliography 27. Strabismus surgery Bibliography 28. Nystagmus Bibliography 29. The pupil Bibliography 30. Diplopia Bibliography 31. Optic neuritis Bibliography 32. Miscellaneous optic neuropathies and neurologic disturbances Bibliography 33. Tearing and the lacrimal system Oculoplastics Bibliography 34. Proptosis Bibliography 35. Thyroid eye disease Bibliography 36. Orbital inflammatory diseases Acknowledgments References 37. Ptosis References 38. Eyelid tumors Bibliography 39. Uveitis Uveitis in the immunocompetent patient Anterior uveitis Intermediate uveitis Posterior uveitis Masquerade syndromes Ocular manifestation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome References 40. Toxic retinopathies Bibliography 41. Coats’ disease Bibliography 42. Fundus trauma References 43. Age-related macular degeneration References 44. Retinopathy of prematurity Bibliography 45. Diabetic retinopathy Bibliography 46. Retinal arterial obstruction Acknowledgment Bibliography 47. Retinal venous occlusive disease Branch retinal vein occlusion Central retinal vein occlusion Acknowledgments References 48. Retinal detachment Bibliography 49. Retinoblastoma Bibliography 50. Pigmented lesions of the ocular fundus Bibliography 51. Ocular tumors References 52. Orbital tumors References Index