Ophthalmology at a Glance 2e

<p>Preface to second edition 7</p>
<p>Preface to first edition 7</p>
<p>Acknowledgements 7</p>
<p>Contributors 8</p>
<p>How to use your textbook 9</p>
<p>About the companion website 13</p>
<p>Part 1 Principles of ophthalmology</p>
<p>1 Introduction: what is ophthalmology? 14</p>
<p>2 Medical student aims 16</p>
<p>3 Social and occupational aspects of vision 18</p>
<p>Part 2 Ophthalmic history and examination</p>
<p>4 Taking the history and recording the findings 20</p>
<p>5 Visual acuity in adults 22</p>
<p>6 Examination of visual fields 24</p>
<p>7 Other visual functions 26</p>
<p>Part 3 Correction of refractive errors</p>
<p>8 Basic optics and refraction 28</p>
<p>9 Glasses, contact lenses and low–vision aids 30</p>
<p>Part 4 Basic eye examination</p>
<p>10 External eye and anterior segment 32</p>
<p>11 Posterior segment and retina 34</p>
<p>12 Use of eye drops 36</p>
<p>Part 5 Acute ophthalmology</p>
<p>13 Red eye: the conjunctiva 38</p>
<p>14 Red eye: the cornea 40</p>
<p>15 Red eye: the sclera and episclera 42</p>
<p>16 Ophthalmic trauma principles and management of chemical injuries 44</p>
<p>17 Specific features of blunt and sharp injuries 46</p>
<p>18 Loss of vision in the inflamed eye 48</p>
<p>19 Sudden painful loss of vision in a non–inflamed eye 50</p>
<p>20 Sudden painless loss of vision 52</p>
<p>Part 6 Gradual loss of vision</p>
<p>21 Gradual loss of vision 55</p>
<p>Part 7 Sub–specialty Paediatric ophthalmology</p>
<p>22 Visual acuity in children 58</p>
<p>23 Strabismus (squints) 60</p>
<p>24 Neonates 62</p>
<p>25 Infants and older children 64</p>
<p>Part 8 Sub–specialty Eyelid, lacrimation and orbit</p>
<p>26 Common eyelid lumps 66</p>
<p>27 Common eyelid malpositions 68</p>
<p>28 Lacrimation (tearing) 70</p>
<p>29 Basic orbital assessment 72</p>
<p>30 Orbit disease, thyroid eye disease and facial palsy 74</p>
<p>31 Ocular oncology 76</p>
<p>Part 9 Sub–specialty External eye disease</p>
<p>32 Common conditions affecting the external eye 78</p>
<p>33 Common conditions affecting the cornea 81</p>
<p>34 Medical uses of contact lenses 84</p>
<p>Part 10 Sub–specialty Corneal, refractive and cataract surgery</p>
<p>35 Corneal and laser refractive surgery 86</p>
<p>36 Cataract assessment 89</p>
<p>37 Cataract surgery 92</p>
<p>38 Cataract surgery postoperative care 94</p>
<p>Part 11 Sub–specialty Glaucoma</p>
<p>39 Glaucoma: the basics 96</p>
<p>40 Detecting glaucoma 98</p>
<p>41 Medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma 100</p>
<p>Part 12 Sub–specialty Vitreo–retinal</p>
<p>42 Retinal detachment 102</p>
<p>43 Retinal and choroidal anatomy and imaging 104</p>
<p>44 Inherited retinal disorders and age–related macular degeneration 106</p>
<p>45 Diabetic retinopathy classifi cation and typical lesions 108</p>
<p>46 Diabetic retinopathy treatment 110</p>
<p>47 Retinal artery obstruction 112</p>
<p>48 Retinal vein occlusion 114</p>
<p>49 HIV infection and AIDS 117</p>
<p>50 Tropical ophthalmology: tropical eye disease 120</p>
<p>51 Tropical ophthalmology: global eye health 122</p>
<p>Part 13 Sub–specialty Neuro–ophthalmology</p>
<p>52 Pupil abnormalities 124</p>
<p>53 Optic nerve disease 126</p>
<p>54 Cranial nerve palsies and eye movement disorders 128</p>
<p>55 Visual fi eld defects 130</p>
<p>56 Giant cell arteritis 132</p>
<p>Appendix 1: Red eye signs and symptoms of different causes 134</p>
<p>Appendix 2: The layers of the retina 135</p>
<p>Appendix 3: Pharmacological intraocular pressure (IOP)– lowering agents mechanism of action and side effects 136</p>
<p>Appendix 4: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) reports 137</p>
<p>Appendix 5: Important clinical trials in AMD 138</p>
<p>Index 139</p>