Bookedited by Peter J. Kertes, T. Mark Johnson.
Summary: "Now in a revised and updated Second Edition, this handy guide to eye care uses evidence from the latest clinical trials to deliver practical advice directly applicable to the challenges of daily ophthalmic practice. Helpful illustrations and tables support the text and improve outcomes, summarizes the major clinical trials in ophthalmology that support the current standard of care. Practical focus helps readers apply research findings to day-to-day practice. Logical organization guides readers from general epidemiology to disease-specific sections. Broad scope addresses the full range of ophthalmologic subspecialties--from treatment of corneal defects, glaucoma, and cataracts to management of vitreo-retinal disorders. NEW in the Second Edition ... Results from the latest clinical trials let readers put current findings into practice. Coverage of new pharmacologic agents broadens therapeutic choices. Three new chapters address arterial occlusive disease, non-exudative age-related macular degeneration, and biostatistics"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Clinical Epidemiology / Sanjay Sharma
ch. 2 Biostatistics / Hussein Hollands
ch. 3 Health Economics / Sanjay Sharma
ch. 4 Anterior Segment: Cornea and External Diseases / Qais A. Farjo
ch. 5 Refractive Surgery / Clara C. Chan
ch. 6 Glaucoma: Clinical Trials in Glaucoma Therapy / Robert J. Campbell
ch. 7a Diabetic Retinopathy: Prevention and Screening / Yoshihiro Yonekawa
ch. 7b Diabetic Macular Edema: Clinical Trials / Dean Eliott
ch. 7c Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Clinical Trials / Dean Eliott
ch. 8a Clinical Trials in Nonneovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration / Emily Y. Chew
ch. 8b Clinical Trials in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration / Peter K. Kaiser
ch. 9 Retinal Vein Occlusions (Evidence-Based Eye Care) / Sharon Fekrat
ch. 10 Evidence-Based Ophthalmology: Clinical Trials and Beyond Retinal Detachment and Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy / T. Mark Johnson
Contents note continued: ch. 11 Evidence-Based Medicine: The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Endophthalmitis / William F. Mieler
ch. 12 Arterial Occlusive Disease / Mark O. Baerlocber
ch. 13 Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) / Antonio Capone
ch. 14 Amblyopia / Raymond T. Kraker
ch. 15 Uveal Melanoma: Approaches to Management / Ernest Rand Simpson
ch. 16 Optic Neuritis / Jonathan D. Trobe
ch. 17 Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management / HarmeetS. Gill
ch. 18 Traumatic Optic Neuropathy: An Evidence-Based Perspective on Management / Robert A. Kersten.