Main description:

Are you a medical student or resident trying to absorb as much information on the cornea as efficiently as possible? Are you an ophthalmologist who needs fast facts on a specific corneal disease? Reach into your lab coat pocket and pull out The Pocket Guide to Cornea for easy access to the information you need right now.

Drs. Terry Kim and Melissa Daluvoy have designed this book as the most effective way to take in the information on the cornea for the entire spectrum of eye care providers. Medical students and residents will be pleased to have this accessible, high-yield handbook during their rotations to familiarize themselves with cornea findings and diagnoses, while seasoned ophthalmologists will be glad to have it as a refresher or quick reference guide to current diagnostic and treatment standards.

Contained within The Pocket Guide to Cornea, is the most essential information on the cornea organized in the most efficient ways. Each chapter is arranged in bullet-point style, for quick access to the relevant information, and is accompanied by numerous color photographs to help with recognition and retention.

Topics covered:

Basic examination techniques
Anterior segment testing and imaging
Common to rare cornea diseases
Common procedures and surgeries

The entire spectrum of eye care providers can benefit from the high-yield, quick-access information contained within The Pocket Guide to Cornea,, whether they are learning about the cornea for the first time or they just need a quick refresher on an obscure corneal disease.

Contents:

Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Associate Editors
Introduction
Chapter 1 Examination and Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 2 Corneal and Anterior Segment Imaging
Chapter 3 Dry Eye Disease
Chapter 4 Eyelid Conditions Affecting the Ocular Surface
Chapter 5 Infectious Conditions.
Chapter 6 Inflammatory Conditions of the Conjunctiva and Cornea
Chapter 7 Neoplasms
Chapter 8 Developmental Disorders
Chapter 9 Degenerations and Depositions
Chapter 10 Corneal Dystrophies
Chapter 11 Ectasias
Chapter 12 Trauma
Chapter 13 Procedures and Surgeries
Financial Disclosures
Index