Pediatric Ophthalmology - Current Thought and A Practical Guide

Pediatric Ophthalmology: current thought and practice' is written by renowned experts with many years of experience and perspective on the state-of-the-art recommendations.
All chapters are consistent in format and style and have practical application to the daily practice of medical and surgical pediatric ophthalmology.
Starting with a guide to the examination of children, it covers all important topics for all who care for children's eyes regardless of their niche interests within the field of pediatric ophthalmology. Many techniques that have been learned over many years by experienced practitioners will be illustrated and explained to the reader. Added value is given with useful tables and charts that will likely get constant use in offices and operating rooms, for example: Important drug dosages and side-effects, nystagmus surgical charts, strabismus surgical tables, spectacle artifacts, and an intraocular lens nomogram. This practical guide will promote understanding andupdate and guide the novice and the expert to improve the flow of the examination and treatment outcome. It is one of the most informative and useful books ever written for the pediatric ophthalmologist and the general ophthalmologist who cares for children.

List of contents

The Art and Science of Examining a Child.- Refractive Error in Children.- Refractive Surgery in Children.- Amblyopia.- Worldwide Causes of Blindness in Children.- Screening for Pediatric Ophthalmologic Disorders.- Evaluation of the Apparently Blind Child.- Comitant Esotropia.- Exotropic Deviations.- Orthoptic Evaluation and Treatment.- Principles and Management of Complex Strabismus.- Dissociated Deviations.- A and V Patterns.- General Principles in the Surgical Treatment of Paralytic Strabismus.- Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Ocular Motility Syndromes.- Adjustable Sutures in Strabismus Surgery.- Complications of Strabismus Surgery.- Nystagmus in Infancy and Childhood.- Pediatric Eyelid Disorders.- Pediatric Lacrimal Disorders.- Congenital Ocular Malformations.- Pediatric Cataract: Preoperative Issues and Considerations.- Pediatric Cataract Surgery: Operative and Postoperative Issues.- Glaucoma in Infancy and Early Childhood.- Retinopathy of Prematurity.- Pediatric Retinal Disorders.- Pediatric Ocular Tumors and Simulating Lesions.- The Challenges of Pediatric Uveitis.- Common Conditions Affecting the External Eye.- Pediatric Low Vision.- Pediatric Ocular Trauma.

Summary

Pediatric Ophthalmology: current thought and practice’ is written by renowned experts with many years of experience and perspective on the state-of-the-art recommendations.
All chapters are consistent in format and style and have practical application to the daily practice of medical and surgical pediatric ophthalmology.
Starting with a guide to the examination of children, it covers all important topics for all who care for children’s eyes regardless of their niche interests within the field of pediatric ophthalmology. Many techniques that have been learned over many years by experienced practitioners will be illustrated and explained to the reader. Added value is given with useful tables and charts that will likely get constant use in offices and operating rooms, for example: Important drug dosages and side-effects, nystagmus surgical charts, strabismus surgical tables, spectacle artifacts, and an intraocular lens nomogram. This practical guide will promote understanding andupdate and guide the novice and the expert to improve the flow of the examination and treatment outcome. It is one of the most informative and useful books ever written for the pediatric ophthalmologist and the general ophthalmologist who cares for children.

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From the reviews:"A practical guide that reviews relevant and current thoughts in pediatric ophthalmology. … The book targets trainees and practitioners. … there is valuable information for all types of ophthalmologists and non-ophthalmologists. … This is a readable, practical, and extremely helpful book on a wide variety of pediatric ophthalmology topics. … This is a very unique book, mostly because of its practical approach, and thus has unique value on the practitioner’s bookshelf." (Naureen A Mirza-George, Doody’s Review Service, March, 2009)“This text is an addition to a field of already well-respected pediatric ophthalmology textbooks. … The authors have succeeded in producing an eminently readable text. … Trainees will definitely enjoy it in its ‘entirety’ and practitioners will benefit from a full reading. … The text illustrations are good … . The tables are useful. … it will excite the reader who wants more detail and stimulate greater and more detailed reading on the most intriguing aspects of the subject. It is a great starting point.” (James D. Reynolds, American Orthoptic Journal, Vol. 59, 2009)

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From the reviews:

"A practical guide that reviews relevant and current thoughts in pediatric ophthalmology. ... The book targets trainees and practitioners. ... there is valuable information for all types of ophthalmologists and non-ophthalmologists. ... This is a readable, practical, and extremely helpful book on a wide variety of pediatric ophthalmology topics. ... This is a very unique book, mostly because of its practical approach, and thus has unique value on the practitioner's bookshelf." (Naureen A Mirza-George, Doody's Review Service, March, 2009)
"This text is an addition to a field of already well-respected pediatric ophthalmology textbooks. ... The authors have succeeded in producing an eminently readable text. ... Trainees will definitely enjoy it in its 'entirety' and practitioners will benefit from a full reading. ... The text illustrations are good ... . The tables are useful. ... it will excite the reader who wants more detail and stimulate greater and more detailed reading on the most intriguing aspects of the subject. It is a great starting point." (James D. Reynolds, American Orthoptic Journal, Vol. 59, 2009)

Product details

• Assisted by: Saunders Richard (Editor), Trivedi Rupal (Editor), Richar Saunders (Editor), Richard Saunders (Editor), Richard A. Saunders (Editor), Rupal H. Trivedi (Editor), Edward M. Wilson (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2008
• EAN: 9783540686309
• ISBN: 978-3-540-68630-9
• No. of pages: 497
• Dimensions: 202 mm x 32 mm x 268 mm
• Weight: 1234 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 497 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; B, Pädiatrie, Nystagmus, Eye, Medicine, Strabismus, Pediatrics, Retina, Ophthalmology, childhood, Uveitis, Paediatric medicine, Cataract surgery