Ophthalmic Epidemiology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032247592 ISBN 13: 9781032247595

Publisher: CRC Press, 2022

Synopsis

Ophthalmic Epidemiology: Current Concepts to Digital Strategies provides a comprehensive guide to graduate students, ophthalmologists, and researchers in ophthalmic epidemiology. It covers recently developed new methodologies, technologies and resources in ocular epidemiological research, such as telemedicine, disease registries, EMR, bio-banks and omics. This book also summarizes recent epidemiological findings and provides up-to-date data on ocular diseases. Furthermore, it introduces and discusses the uses of epidemiology in the evaluation of health services and population screening programs and reviews the application of epidemiology in intervention trials in the communities.

Key Features

• Comprehensive guide to the epidemiology of common eye diseases
• Provides updates on the prevalence and risk factors of eye diseases
• Outlines how epidemiological techniques can be utilized to evaluate ophthalmic health services and programs

About this title

About the Author

Ching-Yu Cheng, MD, MPH, PhD - Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Principal Clinician Scientist, Singapore Eye Research Institute. Senior Clinician Scientist, Singapore National Eye Centre

Tien Y Wong, MD, PhD - Arthur Lim Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical Director, Singapore National Eye Centre, Chairman, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Vice Dean, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032247592
• ISBN 13: 9781032247595
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Cheng Ching-Yu, Wong Tien Yin