Title: Ocular therapeutics handbook : a clinical manual /
Authors: Holdeman, Nicky R.; Onofrey, Bruce E.; Skorin, Leonid.; Skorin, Leonid,
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Eye drug effects; Eye Diseases diagnosis; Eye Diseases drug therapy; Eye Diseases Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Ocular pharmacology Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Ophthalmic drugs Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Therapeutics, Ophthalmological Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Eye Diseases drug therapy Handbooks.; Eye drug effects Handbooks.; Eye Diseases diagnosis Handbooks.
Abstract: A compact, user-friendly clinical manual geared to the needs of all health care professionals who treat ocular disorders. It begins with a Quick Reference section where clinicians can find vital facts about ocular microbiology, laborary tests, ocular side effects of systemic medications, and pharmaceutical agents used in eye care. The second section contains succinct, well-organized monographs on over 150 disorders.
Contents: Ocular microbiology -- Common laboratory tests and procedures -- Ophthalmologic laboratory and diagnostic tests -- Ocular side effects of systemic medications -- Pharmaceutical agents -- Bacterial infectious diseases -- Viral infectious diseases -- Fungal infectious diseases -- Other infectious diseases -- Immune disease -- Lacrimal disorders -- Ocular trauma -- Ocular emergencies and urgencies -- Systemic emergencies -- Chemical and bioterrorism -- Systemic disease and the eye -- Glaucoma and related conditions -- Retina and vitreal disease -- Neuroophthalmic disease -- Oculoplastics -- Pediatrics -- Cataract and refractive surgery co-management.