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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137119403321

Autore

Heidelbaugh Joel J.

Titolo

Primary care ophthalmology / / Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Elsevier, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-323-39580-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Collana

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, , 0095-4543 ; ; Volume 42, Number 3

Disciplina

617.7

Soggetti

Ophthalmology

Eye - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"September 2015."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Contributors; Consulting Editor; Authors; Forthcoming Issues; Forthcoming Issues; Recent Issues; Foreword: The Complexity of Eye Diseases; Approach to Red Eye for Primary Care Practitioners; Key points; Background and pathophysiology; Assessment; Differential diagnosis; Red flags for referral; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus; Key points; Background; Pathophysiology; Signs and symptoms of herpes zoster ophthalmicus; Clinical manifestations; Evaluation; Differential diagnosis of herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Management of herpes zoster ophthalmicusPrevention; Immunologic therapy; Pharmacologic antiviral treatment; Corticosteroid therapy; Anesthetics, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and other adjuvant therapy; Nonpharmacologic strategies (surgical); Referral strategies, consultations, and comanagement; Self-management Strategies; Developing treatments; Summary; Uveitis; Key points; Overview of uveitis; Epidemiology; Economic impact of uveitis and visual loss; Pathophysiology; Monitoring for complications; Workup for the primary care physician; Treatment; Outcomes; Infectious uveitis

Pregnancy and uveitisThe role of the primary care physician; Corticosteroids; Drug-induced uveitis and scleritis; Low vision; Final comments; Conjunctivitis; Key points; Introduction; Definition; Prevalence and incidence; Case study 1; Case study 2; Case study 3;



Case study 4; Case study 5; Case study 6; Treatment of allergic conjunctivitis; Treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis; Treatment of viral conjunctivitis; Summary; Acute Vision Loss; Key points; Acute vision loss; Transient vision loss; Persistent vision loss; Corneal Abrasions and Corneal Foreign Bodies; Key points; Introduction

EpidemiologyPresentation; Examination and diagnosis; Treatment; Complications; Prevention; Summary; Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Key points; Introduction; Clinical findings; Pharmacologic strategies; Nonpharmacologic strategies; Self-management strategies; Summary; Strabismus; Key points; Introduction; Esotropia; Exodeviations; Ocular cranial nerve palsies; Summary; Cataracts; Key points; Introduction; Anatomy and pathology; Symptoms; History; Workup and evaluation; Management and treatment; Prevention; Flashes and Floaters; Key points; Monocular symptoms; Binocular symptoms; Glaucoma

Key pointsIntroduction; Pathophysiology of glaucoma; Diagnosis; Management; Summary; Diabetic Retinopathy; Key points; Introduction; Definition; Pharmacologic strategies; Nonpharmacologic strategies; Special circumstance: neovascular glaucoma; Criteria for urgent referral to an ophthalmologist; Summary