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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139720403321

Autore

Rowe Fiona J

Titolo

Clinical orthoptics [[electronic resource] /] / Fiona J. Rowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-118-70287-5

1-283-43560-8

9786613435606

1-118-34159-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Disciplina

617.762

Soggetti

Orthoptics

Eye - Movement disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Extraocular muscle anatomy and innervation -- Binocular single vision -- Ocular motility -- Orthoptic investigative procedures -- Heterophoria -- Heterotropia -- Microtropia -- Amblyopia and visual impairment -- Aphakia -- Incomitant strabismus -- A and V patterns -- Accommodative and convergence disorders -- Ptosis and pupils -- Neurogenic disorders -- Mechanical disorders -- Myogenic disorders -- Craniofacial synostosis -- Nystagmus -- Supranuclear and internuclear disorders.

Sommario/riassunto

Clinical Orthoptics has become established as a basic reference text providing fundamental information on anatomy, innervation and orthoptic investigation, plus diagnosis and management of strabismus, ocular motility and related disturbances. It is aimed at trainee ophthalmologists and orthoptic undergraduate students. Qualified orthoptists, general ophthalmologists and optometrists will also find valuable guidance in these pages. In this edition, the author has maintained the goal of producing a user-friendly, clinically relevant and succinct book, while revising it to reflect a vari