Ophthalmology at a Glance

Book excerpt: Ophthalmology at a Glance provides a concise overview ofthe specialty, with clear and simple diagrams illustrating theessential information required for students, trainee optometrists,opticians and specialty nurses. It includes details on history and examination, before movingthrough specific conditions and their treatment. Closely trackingthe undergraduate ophthalmology curriculum, this new edition isfully updated to reflect new developments in the field. Ophthalmology at a Glance: • Features tip boxes to give further insight into topics,warning boxes to indicate cautionary advice, help with examtechnique, further reading, and key point boxes which summarizeeach chapter • Includes new chapters on tropical ophthalmology, ocularoncology and giant cell arteritis • Features expanded material on red eye and painful lossof vision, and discussion of new scientific evidence for theexistence of a sixth layer of the cornea (Dua’s layer) • Includes a companion website atwww.ataglanceseries.com/ophthal featuring clinical case studies,all the clinical images from the book as PowerPoint slides, andinteractive flashcards for self-test