List of Illustrations  xiii

Foreword / Paul Lee, M.D., J.D.  xv

Introduction / Jennifer S. Weizer, M.D. and Sharon Fekrat, M.D.  xvii

1. Anatomy of the Eye and How it Works  3

2. Preventive Eye Care  13

3. Common Vision Problems  18

4. Options for Correcting Vision  27

5. Eyelids and Eyelashes  36

6. Conjunctiva and Sclera  51

7. The Cornea  55

8. The Lens  66

9. Retina and Choroid  74

10. Inflammation of the Eyeball  112

11. The Optic Nerve  117

12. The Eye Muscles  129

13. The Orbit  134

14. Eye Injury  138

15. Systemic Diseases That Affect Vision and the Eye  151

16. Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery  169

17. Living with Visual Impairment  172

Appendix: Major Clinical Trials  175

Glossary  181

Authors' Affiliations  191

Index  193

Sharon Fekrat

Paul P. Lee

Ravi Chandrashekhar

Carol J. Ziel

Jennifer S. Weizer

Pratap Challa

Priyatham Mettu

Inder Paul Singh

Alan N. Carlson

Helen Chandler

John J. Michon

Scott Blackmon

Julia Song

Natalie A. Afshari

Rosanna Puran Bahadur

Terry Semchyshyn

Srilaxmi Bearelly

Michael J. Cooney

David Yeh

Dianna Miele Seldomridge

Brooks W. McCuen, II

Sherman Reeves

Mila Oh

Thomas J. Cummings

Katrina P. Winter

Cynthia Toth

Paul Kurz

Vincent Deramo

Prithvi Mruthyunjaya

Claudia S. Cohen

David A. Chesnutt

Laura B. Enyedi

Derek B. Hess

Herb Greenman

Kenneth Neufeld

Julie A. Woodward

Paul Kang

Paul Riske

Kelly Walton Muir

Renee L. Halberg

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"[A] concise reference book to educate readers and help them get the most out of their professional eye consultations."—Janice Flahiff, Library Journal

“Although this book is written to provide such information to [patients], it also serves as yet another important resource for workers in eye care who need to be able to explain things in a simple and succinct way. Why not require that it be read by all who will have to deal with patients, be they ophthalmic assistants, photographers, ophthalmic nurses, triage nurses, receptionists, schedulers, or residents? For many, this book will simply be a review; for others, it will be a concise, informative introduction. A copy of the book might be available in the waiting areas of the clinics for patients and their families and in the nursing, ophthalmic technician, and scheduling areas for easy reference. . . . It is a quick read and I highly recommend it.”—Leslie Weingeist France, Archives of Opthamology

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