The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781769620 ISBN 13: 9780781769624

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008

Synopsis

Now in full color and completely updated, the Fifth Edition of this best-selling manual is a reliable quick-reference guide for all clinicians who treat eye disorders. Every disorder encountered in the office, emergency room, or hospital is covered in concise outline format: symptoms, signs, work-up, treatment, and follow-up. Also included are chapters on differential diagnosis of ocular symptoms and signs, a section on current imaging modalities in ophthalmology, and a Pharmacopoeia.

This edition features over 200 full-color photographs and includes the newest drugs, procedures, and treatment protocols. New topics covered include iridodialysis/cyclodialysis, shaken baby syndrome, crystalline keratopathy, refractive surgery complications, aberrant regeneration of the third nerve, venous stasis retinopathy, choroidal effusion/detachment, and common laser procedures. New appendices cover intravitreal injections and antibiotics, anterior chamber paracentesis, laser peripheral iridotomy, and YAG capsulotomy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781769620
• ISBN 13: 9780781769624
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 455
• Editor: Ehlers Justis P., Shah Chirag P., Fenton Gregory L., Hoskins Eliza N., Shelsta Heather N.