ABC of Eyes [Paperback]

A. R. Elkington (Author), P.T. Khaw (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0727907662 | ISBN-13: 978-0727907660 | Publication Date: December 1994 | Edition: 2nd

This best-selling ABC owes its success to its succinct symptom-based approach. With excellent colour photographs and illustrations, it gives clear practical advice on the identification, treatment and management of all the major eye disorders, and when to refer to a specialist.

Starting with an excellent outline of how to take a history and perform an examination, the following chapters cover the most commonly encountered ophthalmological complaints.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated and contains the latest information on glaucoma, refractive surgery and the management of patients with visual loss, as well as many new illustrations.

Already established as the standard guide for general practitioners, medical students and nurses, this ABC will be invaluable to anyone who is the first port of call for patients with eye problems, both in primary care and the emergency department.

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"ABC of Eyes, as a clinical primer, is an excellent introduction to ophthalmology ... it presents basic ophthalmology with admirable simplicity, authority and clarity" - American Journal of Ophthalmology --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Part of the best-selling ABC series Includes CD-ROM New artwork Simple, patient orientated and highly illustrated text New information on glaucoma, macular degeneration Laser treatment compared with surgery Refractive errors --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: B M J Books; 2nd edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727907662
• ISBN-13: 978-0727907660
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,632,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars See it to believe it., January 6, 2001

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This review is from: ABC of Eyes (ABC Series) (Paperback)

The ABC of eyes provided me, a third year British medical student, with just what I needed. It is a fantastic introduction to opthalmology for anyone with a basic grounding in the medical sciences. The book focuses on the main areas of the speciality best of all is concise. If you are looking for a text that will enable you to impress your consultants with bizzare abstract knowladge then this is not for you. If however what you want is a quick non nonsence overview of a highly complicated field in just one evening the look no further you have found the book for you. Put simply, this book is the first step on the ophthalmic ladder, all be it a short step it is made a very smooth one by the digestable format and ease of which it reads.