The Eye Care Sourcebook [Paperback]

Jay B. Lavine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 2001

The most comprehensive, patient-friendly guide to eye care available

The Eye Care Sourcebook offers you the best approach for obtaining quality eye care. It provides an overview of LASIK and other forms of vision correction, as well as in-depth descriptions of most major eye problems, including poor vision among elderly people, macular degeneration, cataracts, itchy and burning eyes, and more.

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From the Inside Flap

The eye serves as a window to the body. And with The Eye Care Sourcebook, Dr. Jay B. Lavine, noted authority in ophthalmology and nutrition, shows you how to ensure the optimal health of this vital organ.

Embracing the philosophy that prevention is the highest form of healing and that surgery should always be considered the last resort, Dr. Lavine discusses nutritional and lifestyle changes that can bring you better eye health.

The author exposes what he calls "today's entrepreneurial medical practices" and gives you the tools to determine whether or not risky, invasive surgeries are in your best interests.

In The Eye Care Sourcebook, you will find the latest information on:

• LASIK and other refractive surgeries--What are the real risks? Do you really need it?
• Cataract--Are there steps you can take to prevent the condition? How can you avoid unnecessary surgery?
• Glaucoma--Can a new herbal extract actually help preserve vision? What role does diet and lifestyle play in the worsening of this condition?
• Diabetes--How can you best avoid laser treatments? Are there foods and nutrients that can halt the vision decline associated with this disease?
• Macular degeneration--What foods and herbs can help prevent it?
• Vision and aging--What are the most common causes of poor vision as you age and are there actually some nutritional approaches that can produce unwanted side effects in this population?
• Itching and burning eyes--What natural, effective treatments can bring relief?
• Vision in infants--How can you detect early warning signs and thus optimize a child's future vision?

From the Back Cover

The eye serves as a window to the body. And with The Eye Care Sourcebook, Dr. Jay B. Lavine, noted authority in ophthalmology and nutrition, shows you how to ensure the optimal health of this vital organ.

Embracing the philosophy that prevention is the highest form of healing and that surgery should always be considered the last resort, Dr. Lavine discusses nutritional and lifestyle changes that can bring you better eye health.

The author exposes what he calls "today's entrepreneurial medical practices" and gives you the tools to determine whether or not risky, invasive surgeries are in your best interests.

In The Eye Care Sourcebook, you will find the latest information on:

• LASIK and other refractive surgeries--What are the real risks? Do you really need it?
• Cataract--Are there steps you can take to prevent the condition? How can you avoid unnecessary surgery?
• Glaucoma--Can a new herbal extract actually help preserve vision? What role does diet and lifestyle play in the worsening of this condition?
• Diabetes--How can you best avoid laser treatments? Are there foods and nutrients that can halt the vision decline associated with this disease?
• Macular degeneration--What foods and herbs can help prevent it?
• Vision and aging--What are the most common causes of poor vision as you age and are there actually some nutritional approaches that can produce unwanted side effects in this population?
• Itching and burning eyes--What natural, effective treatments can bring relief?
• Vision in infants--How can you detect early warning signs and thus optimize a child's future vision?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0737303956
• ISBN-13: 978-0737303957
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on health care I have ever read, September 1, 2001

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"chavalin" (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Eye Care Sourcebook (Paperback)

This is a book highly relevant to all people having a problem with their vision, even if it's just nearsightedness, and also for all others caring about their eyes and their vision too. The book is excellent in many ways, but what makes it unique, is that the advice comes from a doctor who is an authority in both ophthalmology and nutrition. The nutritional information will be especially helpful to my mother, who is a diabetic. For example, I learned how diabetics can often clear up leakages in their retinas and avoid laser surgery -- something I had not read anywhere else. Learning how to prevent macular degeneration and cataracts will also be very helpful to her. And as for myself, I was thinking about having LASIK done to correct my nearsightedness, but I will not now that I know what problems might result in the future. And since the book is dealing with almost all topics concerning the eye, most people will get an accurate answer to what they are are concerned about. The book is also easy and entertaining to read, and this combined with knowing that Dr. Lavine has your best interests at heart makes this book very special and absolutely worthwhile reading and getting back to over and over again. I just wish we had Dr. Lavine here in Sweden, but having his book is the next best thing!!