Investigation & Management of Eye Disease in Primary Care

This book provides practical guidance to primary care eye professionals. It is fully illustrated with online links for making an initial diagnosis with advice on management and therapy. It covers the common sight-threatening conditions, including glaucoma, AMD, diabetes, cataracts and inflammatory and immune-based diseases in addition to conjunctival and corneal infections.

KEY FEATURES:

• Helps eye care professionals diagnose, manage and treat common eye diseases in the community setting in the global health environment
• Includes clinical ‘pearls’ for diagnosis and ocular emergencies
• Introduces prescribing, pharmacokinetics and ocular pharmacopeia with epidemiological surveys and basic statistics