All about Your Eyes - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822336995 ISBN 13: 9780822336990

Publisher: Duke University Press Books, 2005

Synopsis

A concise, easy-to-understand reference book, All about Your Eyes tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes and what to expect from your eye doctor.

In this reliable guide, leading eye care experts:
—explain how healthy eyes work
—describe various eye diseases, including pink eye, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy
—provide up-to-date information on eye surgery, including refractive, laser, and cosmetic

For each eye problem, the authors describe in simple, straightforward language
—what it is
—the symptoms
—what, if anything, you can do to prevent it
—when to call the doctor
—the treatment
—the likelihood of recovery

All about Your Eyes includes a glossary of technical terms and, following each entry, links to web sites where further information may be found.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"As an athlete and a coach, I have long had a keen appreciation for how important our eyes are to almost everything we do. Whether you're a writer or gardener, a grad student or grandparent, this clear and helpful book gives you all the information necessary to get peak performance from your eyes."--Dr. LeRoy Walker, past president of the U.S. Olympic Committee and member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

About the Author

Sharon Fekrat, M.D., FACS, is a practicing vitreoretinal surgeon and an associate professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Duke University. She is president of the North Carolina Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.

Jennifer S. Weizer, M.D. is a clinical assistant professor in the Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0822336995
• ISBN 13: 9780822336990
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Jennifer S. Weizer, Fekrat Sharon