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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002866649707536

Autore

Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo, Dieudonne

Titolo

Myopia : optics, clinical presentation and management / Dieudonne Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Nova Biomedical, 2014

ISBN

9781631175060

Descrizione fisica

332 p. : 26 cm

Collana

Eye and vision research developments

Classificazione

LC RE938

617.7

Disciplina

617.7/55

Soggetti

Myopia - Etiology

Myopia - Surgery

Myopia - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.288-293), glossary and index

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Definition, Natural History, Pathogenesis, Genetics -- Epidemiology and Risk Factors -- Anatomy of the Eye -- Geometrical Optics -- Physical Optics -- Biology of the Eye -- The Optics of Myopia -- Diagnosing Myopia -- Myopia and Associations -- Pathologic Complications Associated with Increasing Myopia -- Myopia and Management -- Myopia and Progression -- Glossary -- Author's Contact Information -- Index