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Evidence-based ophthalmology /

Evidence-Based Ophthalmology offers a unique approach to managing eye disease. From systematic reviewing of evidence, this book provides an overview of techniques for optimum management in key areas, including glaucoma, cataract and retinal disease - an invaluable reference source for practitioners...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wormald, Richard, Smeeth, Liam, Henshaw, Katherine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London : BMJ Books, 2004.
Series:Evidence-based medicine.
Subjects:
Ophthalmology.
Evidence-based medicine.
Eye Diseases > therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine
Ophthalmology
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Sect. I The basics 1 Finding the evidence
  • 2 Synthesizing the evidence
  • 3 Evidence in practice
  • Sect. II Primary
  • 4 Allergic conjunctivitis
  • 5 Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
  • 6 Viral conjunctivitis
  • 7 Screening older people for impaired vision
  • Sect. III Paediatrics and ocular motility
  • 8 Congenital and infantile cataract
  • 9 Congenital glaucoma
  • 10 Retinopathy of prematurity
  • 11 Ophthalmia neonatorum
  • 12 Unilateral amblyopia
  • 13 Infantile esotropia
  • 14 Accommodative esotropia
  • 15 Childhood exotropia
  • 16 Prevention of myopia progression
  • Sect. IV Adnexal
  • 17 Entropion and ectropian
  • 18 Thyroid eye disease
  • 19 Lacrimal obstruction
  • Sect. V Cornea and external disease
  • 20 Trachoma
  • 21 Corneal abrasion and recurrent erosion
  • 22 Herpes simplex keratitis
  • 23 Suppurative keratitis
  • Sect. VI Uveitis
  • 24 Ocular toxoplasmosis
  • 25 Onchocerciasis
  • 26 Idiopathic (autoimmune) sight-threatening uveitis
  • 27 Cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS
  • 28 Anterior uveitis
  • Sect. VII Glaucoma
  • 29 Primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension
  • 30 Acute and chronic angle closure glaucoma
  • 31 Modification of wound healing in glaucoma drainage surgery
  • Sect. VIII Cataract
  • 32 Cataract surgical techniques
  • 33 Intraocular lens implant biocompatibility
  • 34 Multifocal and monofocal intraocular lenses
  • 35 Perioperative management of cataract surgery
  • 36 Sect. IX
  • Retinal diseases
  • 36 Age-related macular degeneration
  • 37 Treatment of lattice degeneration and asymptomatic retinal breaks to prevent rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
  • 38 Surgery for proliferative vitreoretinopathy
  • 39 Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
  • 40 Surgical management of full-thickness macular hole
  • 41 Retinal vein occlusion
  • Sect. X Diabetic retinopathy
  • 42 Medical interventions for diabetic retinopathy
  • 43 Photocoagulation for sight threatening diabetic retinopathy
  • 44 Vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy
  • Sect. XI Neuro-ophthalmology
  • 45 Optic neuritis
  • 46 Arteritic and non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
  • 47 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
  • 48 Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathies
  • 49 Traumatic optic neuropathy
  • Sect. XII Ophthalmic oncology
  • 50 Ocular adnexal and orbital tumours
  • 51 Uveal melanoma
  • 52 Retinoblastoma
  • Sect. XIII Rehabilitation
  • 53 Vision rehabilitation
  • Index.