Diabetic eye disease
Subtitle: a comprehensive review
By: Alejandro Espaillat
Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9781617110108
Subjects: Diabetes Complications; Eye Diseases; Complications; Diabetes Mellitus
Description: This book gives details all aspects of how diabetes mellitus affects the entire eye. Epidemiology; pathogenesis; as well as the effect on the orbit, cornea, lens, retina, and optic nerve are covered inside this unique resource. Dr. Alejandro Espaillat discusses diabetes mellitus and the optic nerve complications that can occur, and introduces the most current information regarding diabetic eye disease. Included inside the pages of this book are the latest studies, medications, and treatment protocols for diabetic retinopathy and macular edema. Features Include: Clinical photographs and illustrations of how the disease can be manifested at every stage and location within the eye. Guidelines and step-by-step details on the management of cataract surgery in the diabetic patient. Latest state-of-the-art medical diagnosis, therapeutics, instrumentation, and surgical techniques. Discussion of telemedicine as an effective tool against blindness due to diabetic eye disease. A breakthrough resource on its topic, Dr. Espaillat reaches out to a wide audience of ophthalmologists, retinal specialists, residents, and optometrists with the most current information and advances available.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Diabetes mellitus : diagnosis and current and future therapies / Evana Valenzuela and Alejandro Espaillat; title: Epidemiology and pathogenesis of diabetic eye disease / Susannah G. Rowe, and Alejandro Espaillat; title: Diabetes mellitus and cranial neuropathies of the eye and orbit / Reshma Paranjpe and Alejandro Espaillat; title: Diabetes mellitus and the cornea / Roberto Pineda and Alejandro Espaillat; title: Diabetes mellitus and cataracts / Sabera T. Shah ... [et al.]; title: Diabetes mellitus and optic nerve abnormalities / Jesse Richman ... [et al.]; title: Diabetes mellitus and macular abnormalities / Alejandro Espaillat; title: Diabetes mellitus and retinal abnormalities / Glenn C. Yiu, Sandra R. Montezuma, and Alejandro Espaillat; title: Perspectives in ocular telemedicine imaging for Diabetes mellitus / Paolo S. Silva ... [et al.].