Ophthalmology at a Glance provides a concise overview of the specialty, with clear and simple diagrams illustrating the essential information required for students, trainee optometrists, opticians and specialty nurses.

It includes details on history and examination, before moving through specific conditions and their treatment. Closely tracking the undergraduate ophthalmology curriculum, this new edition is fully 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 exam technique, further reading, and key point boxes which summarize each chapter

* Includes new chapters on tropical ophthalmology, ocular oncology and giant cell arteritis

* Features expanded material on red eye and painful loss of vision, and discussion of new scientific evidence for the existence of a sixth layer of the cornea (Dua's layer)

* Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/ophthal featuring clinical case studies, all the clinical images from the book as PowerPoint slides, and interactive flashcards for self-test

About the Author
Jane Olver is Consultant Ophthalmic, Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgeon at the Western Eye and Charing Cross Hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Director Clinica London

Lorraine Cassidy is Professor of Ophthalmology, Trinity College, Dublin; Consultant Ophthalmologist, Neuro-ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon, The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, and The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating the National Childrens' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Gurjeet Jutley is Specialist Registrar, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Laura Crawley is Glaucoma Fellow, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

Reviews

"Ophthalmology at a Glance provides a concise overview of the specialty, with clear and simple diagrams illustrating the essential information required for students, trainee optometrists, opticians and specialty nurses." (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 7 October 2014)

Book Information
ISBN 9781405184731
Author Jane Olver
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 431g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm