Epidemiology of eye disease
By: edited by Gordon J. Johnson ... [et al.].
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Imperial College Press; Distributed by World Scientific
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 645
ISBN-13: 9781848166257
Subjects: Epidemology; Eye; Diseases; Prevention and control; Blindness
Description: This unique book is a comprehensive, in-depth coverage of the epidemiology of the world's major blinding eye diseases, written by internationally acclaimed experts in each field. Edited by world-renowned epidemiologists and ophthalmologists, each chapter describes the biology, pathology, epidemiology, risk factors and new research avenues for the leading causes of visual loss. New chapters include the epidemiology of Dry Eye and the economics of visual loss, as well as program issues for reaching the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness by 2020. This book is for any eye care practitioner interested in public health, and should be part of the library of any public health discipline with a focus on improving eye health worldwide.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes biliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION; title: 1. Prevalence, incidence and distribution of visual impairment  -- G. V. S. Murthy and Gordon Johnson -- SECTION 2: METHODOLOGY; title: 2. Epidemiological research methods: an outline  -- Darwin Minassian and Hannah Kuper; title: 3. Cross-sectional studies  -- Darwin Minassian and Hannah Kuper; title: 4. Case-control studies  -- Astrid Fletcher; title: 5. Cohort studies  -- Emily Herrett and Hannah Kuper; title: 6. Genetic epidemiology  -- Christopher Hammond; title: 7. Clinical trials  -- Maureen Maguire; title: 8. Screening in ophthalmology  -- Richarad Wormald and Robert Lindfield; title: 9. Research synthesis  -- Jennifer Evans and Richard Wormald -- SECTION 3: SPECIFIC ENTITIES; title: 10. Age-related cataract  -- Emily Gower and Sheila West; title: 11. Epidemiology of refractive errors and presbyopia  -- Leslie Hyman and Ilesh Patel; title: 12. The epidemiology of low vision  -- Gary Rubin; title: 13. Glaucoma  -- Paul Foster and Harry Quigley; title: 14. Visual impairment and blindness in children --; title: 14a.Magnitude and causes  -- Clare Gilbert and Jugnoo Rahi; title: 14b.Vitamin A deficiency disorders  -- Keith West Jr. and Alfred Sommer; title: 14c.Ophthalmia neonatorum -- Volker Klauss and Ulrich Schaller; title: Contents note continued:; title: 14d.Corneal disease in children  -- Clare Gilbert; title: 14e.Cataract in children  -- Edward Wilson and Rupal Trivedi; title: 14f.Glaucoma in children  -- Maria Papadopoulos and Peng Tee Khaw; title: 14g.Retinopathy of prematurity  -- Subhadra Jalali and Graham Quinn; title: 15.Dry eye disease  -- Debra Schaumberg and Giulio Ferrari; title: 16.Corneal and external diseases --; title: 16a.Microbial keratitis  -- John Whitcher, Mathua Srinivasan and Madan Upadhyay; title: 16b.Viral infectious keratoconjunctivitis  -- Stephen Tuft and Bita Manzouri; title: 16c.Acanthamoeba keratitis  -- Stephanie Watson and John Dart; title: 16d.Ocular manifestations of leprosy  -- Paul Courtright and Susan Lewallen; title: 16e.Vernal keratoconjunctivitis  -- Stephen Tuft and Bita Manzouri; title: 16f.Mooren's ulcer  -- Stephen Tuft and Bita Manzouri; title: 16g.Climatic droplet keratopathy  -- Gordon Johnson; title: 16h.Pterygium  -- Gordon Johnson; title: 17.Epidemiology of trachoma  -- Sheila West and Robin Bailey; title: 18.Onchocerciasis  -- Adrian Hopkins; title: 19.The epidemiology of uveitis  -- Jennifer Thorne and Douglas Jabs; title: 20.Ocular complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection  -- John Kempen; title: 21.Diabetic retinopathy  -- Barbara Klein and Ronald Klein; title: 22.Age-related macular degeneration -- Jennifer Evans and Tien Wong; title: Contents note continued: SECTION 4 PREVENTION STRATEGIES; title: 23.From epidemiology to programme  -- Robert Lindfield, Hans Limburg and Allen Foster; title: 24.Global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness -- Robert Lindfield, Ivo Kocur, Hans Limburg and Allen Foster.