The acclaimed book on macular degeneration—now completely revised and updated with cutting edge research and the latest developments in the field.More than fifteen million Americans have age-related m
The development of ophthalmology to its present level of sophisticated practice is an extraordinary story of research, experiment, and achievement. This book charts the progress of that achievement ov
With visual symptoms occurring in 50-90 percent of workers using computers, this practical guide details careful diagnosis and treatment of visual conditions that can cause visual syndromes. This book
Do bears sleep all winter?Some do. These bears settle down for a long, long sleep. It lasts all through the cold winter months. In this wonderful introduction to bears, kids will find out that bea
This book is structured primarily by the presenting problem to facilitate access by the non-specialist. It includes an introductory chapter on the screening examination with the presentation of each
The text's distinguished authors have perfected the most frequently performed oculoplastic surgical techniques. Starting with eyelid repair, their atlas is designed to instruct all ophthalmologists w
Ocular Surface Disease: Medical and Surgical Management is the only comprehensive and definitive text on the medical and surgical management of the diseases of the ocular surface. The editors are worl
If the eyes are indeed the “windows to the soul,” then there might be a deeper significance to the emergence of an eye problem like nearsightedness than one might think. In Conscious Seeing, Dr. Rober
These noted vision care specialists offer a unique eye care program that reflects the irrevocable link between a person's quality of vision and ability to understand, grow and change. In Greater Visio
Many new treatments and diagnostic procedures in ophthalmology have been refined or newly developed during the past four years, a new edition reflecting these changes is most timely.The scope and aim
This book begins with a promise: people with severe vision loss can be trained and equipped to function as sighted. The author, himself legally blind for 30 years, fulfills that promise with precise information and guidance on improving life through visual rehabilitation. The book explains fundamental facts about eyes and vision, including the causes and varieties of blindness, and then moves on to the new skills the partially sighted person must learn. Specific approaches and devices are covered in depth, including “eccentric viewing” and driving with telescopic glasses, and the visual and electronic aids that can help overcome the effects of vision loss. In spite of his own limited vision (20/240), Dr. Chapman uses a computer without a voice synthesizer, watches TV, and even drives, and he shows readers how to do the same.
This exciting new book is the first written especially for eyecare professionals to focus on a business management perspective. As never before, you will be able to take business concepts and apply th
Now you can have normal vision all the time, thanks to excimer laser treatment commonly known as LASIK and PRK a painless procedure that takes less than five minutes. Dr. Andrew Caster, one of the lea
Artists, teachers, army officers, housewives, elderly people, parents, and children with vision problems write about their experiences with the Bates Method and giving up their glasses in Better Eyesi
Dr. Robert D'Amato, MD, PhD of Harvard Medical School,and recent winner of the Lew Wasserman award for his pioneering eye research, has teamed up with ARMD sufferer and writer Joan Snyder,to produce
From a renowned author team comes a clinically oriented approach to the introductor study of binocular vision. Essential reading for second-year optometry students, this vital core text covers testin
A popular description of the structure, function, injury, diseases, and treatment of the eye. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The eye disease known as macular degeneration affects millions of people. But it doesn't have to go unchecked. Doctors Marc and Michael Rose show how you can prevent, halt and even reverse the progres
