Eye Care Sourcebook

✍ Scribed by Angela Williams (editor)

• Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 752
• Series: Health Reference; 6
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Provides basic health information about vision and disorders affecting the eyes and surrounding structures, along with facts about various eye disorders, guidelines for recognizing and treating eye emergencies, advice about protecting the eyes, and tipsfor living with low vision. Includes glossary, index, and other resources"--

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1—Eye and Eye-Care Basics
Chapter 1—How the Eyes Work
Chapter 2—Keep an Eye on Your Vision Health
Chapter 3—Maintaining Eye Health
Section 3.1—Simple Tips for Healthy Eyes
Section 3.2—Smoking and Eye Health
Section 3.3—Eye Cosmetic Safety
Section 3.4—Protecting Your Vision: Facts and Fiction
Chapter 4—Vision Disorders: A Statistical Picture
Section 4.1—Fast Facts about Vision Disorders
Section 4.2—The Burden of Vision Loss
Chapter 5—Screening and Diagnostic Tests for Vision and Other Eye-Related Problems
Section 5.1—Get Your Child’s Vision Checked
Section 5.2—Comprehensive Dilated Eye Exam
Section 5.3—Individualized Exam Schedule for Diabetic Eye Disease
Chapter 6—Working with Your Eye-Care Doctor
Section 6.1—Finding an Eye Doctor
Section 6.2—Talking to Your Eye-Care Doctor
Chapter 7—Pediatric Vision Concerns
Chapter 8—Adult Vision Concerns
Section 8.1—Common Vision Problems in Adults
Section 8.2—Normal Changes in the Aging Eye and Their Symptoms
Section 8.3—Vision Concerns during Pregnancy
Part 2—Understanding and Treating Refractive, Eye Movement, and Alignment Disorders
Chapter 9—Refractive Disorders
Section 9.1—An Overview of Refractive Errors
Section 9.2—Astigmatism
Section 9.3—Hyperopia
Section 9.4—Myopia
Section 9.5—Presbyopia
Chapter 10—Eye Movement and Alignment Disorders
Section 10.1—Amblyopia
Section 10.2—Brown Syndrome
Section 10.3—Nystagmus
Section 10.4—Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)
Chapter 11—Eyeglasses
Section 11.1—Eyeglasses for Refractive Errors
Section 11.2—How to Read Your Eyeglass Prescription
Section 11.3—Prevent Eye Damage—Protect Yourself from UV Radiation
Chapter 12—Contact Lenses
Section 12.1—About Contact Lenses
Section 12.2—Contact Lens Care Systems and Solutions
Section 12.3—Things to Know about Decorative Contact Lenses
Section 12.4—What to Know If Your Child Wants Contact Lenses
Section 12.5—Risks of Contact Lens and How to Avoid Infection or Injury
Section 12.6—The Danger of Using Tap Water with Contact Lenses
Chapter 13—Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Surgery
Section 13.1—LASIK: The Basics
Section 13.2—Wavefront LASIK
Section 13.3—Risks in LASIK
Section 13.4—LASIK Surgery Checklist
Section 13.5—What to Expect before, during, and after LASIK Surgery
Section 13.6—LASIK—FAQs
Chapter 14—Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Eye Surgery
Chapter 15—Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis (LASEK) Surgery
Chapter 16—Phakic Intraocular Lenses
Section 16.1—What Are Phakic Lenses?
Section 16.2—Are Phakic Lenses for You?
Section 16.3—The Risks of Phakic Lenses
Section 16.4—Checklist of Questions for Your Doctor
Section 16.5—Phakic Lens Implantation Surgery—Before, during, and after Surgery
Part 3—Understanding and Treating Disorders of the Cornea, Conjunctiva, Sclera, Lens, Iris, and Pupil
Chapter 17—The Cornea and Corneal Disease: An Overview
Chapter 18—Corneal Injury
Chapter 19—Keratitis
Section 19.1—Microbial Keratitis: An Overview
Section 19.2—Bacterial Keratitis
Section 19.3—Fungal Keratitis
Section 19.4—Parasitic/Amebic Keratitis
Section 19.5—Viral Keratitis
Section 19.6—Tips to Protect Eyes While Wearing Contact Lenses
Chapter 20—Corneal Dystrophies
Chapter 21—Other Types of Corneal Disease
Chapter 22—Corneal Transplant
Chapter 23—Cataracts
Section 23.1—About Cataracts
Section 23.2—UV Rays May Contribute to Cataract
Section 23.3—Cataract Surgery
Section 23.4—New Early Detection Technique for Cataract
Section 23.5—Implanted Lens to Improve Vision after Cataract Surgery
Chapter 24—Disorders of the Conjunctiva, Sclera, and Pupil
Section 24.1—Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Section 24.2—Dry Eye
Section 24.3—Episcleritis
Section 24.4—Leukocoria
Section 24.5—Pinguecula
Section 24.6—Peters Anomaly
Part 4—Understanding and Treating Disorders of the Macula, Optic Nerve, Retina, Vitreous, and Uvea
Chapter 25—Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Chapter 26—Other Macular Disorders
Section 26.1—Macular Hole
Section 26.2—Macular Pucker
Chapter 27—Glaucoma
Section 27.1—Do Not Let Glaucoma Steal Your Sight!
Section 27.2—Glaucoma Types
Chapter 28—Other Disorders of the Optic Nerve
Section 28.1—Neuromyelitis Optica
Section 28.2—Coloboma of Optic Nerve
Section 28.3—Septo-Optic Dysplasia
Section 28.4—Optic Atrophy 1 and Optic Neuritis
Chapter 29—Disorders of the Retina
Section 29.1—Retinal Detachment
Section 29.2—Retinitis Pigmentosa
Section 29.3—Retinoblastoma
Section 29.4—Retinopathy of Prematurity
Section 29.5—Juvenile Retinoschisis
Section 29.6—Choroideremia
Chapter 30—Disorders of the Vitreous
Section 30.1—Floaters
Section 30.2—Vitreous Detachment
Chapter 31—Disorders of the Uvea
Section 31.1—Uveal Coloboma
Section 31.2—Uveal Melanoma
Section 31.3—Uveitis
Part 5—Eye Injuries and Disorders of the Surrounding Structures
Chapter 32—Eye Injuries
Section 32.1—Black Eye
Section 32.2—Orbital Blowout Fracture
Section 32.3—Foreign Object or Chemical in the Eye
Section 32.4—Traumatic Brain Injury and Vision Loss
Chapter 33—Eye Injury Prevention
Chapter 34—Workplace Eye Safety
Section 34.1—Workplace Eye Injuries and Diseases
Section 34.2—Preventing Eye Injuries in the Workplace
Section 34.3—Eye Protection for Infection Control
Chapter 35—Protecting Eyes from Sports Injuries
Chapter 36—Eyelid Disorders
Section 36.1—Blepharitis
Section 36.2—Benign Essential Blepharospasm
Section 36.3—Blepharospasm
Section 36.4—Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, and Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
Chapter 37—Disorders of the Tear Duct
Section 37.1—Blocked Tear Duct (Dacryostenosis)
Section 37.2—Dacryocystitis
Chapter 38—Computer Vision Syndrome
Section 38.1—Blue-Light Hazard
Section 38.2—How To Prevent Computer Eyestrain
Part 6—Congenital and Other Disorders That Affect Vision
Chapter 39—Hereditary Disorders Affecting Vision
Section 39.1—Achromatopsia
Section 39.2—Alström Syndrome
Section 39.3—Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome
Section 39.4—Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Section 39.5—Ocular Albinism
Section 39.6—Stargardt Disease
Section 39.7—Usher Syndrome
Section 39.8—Wagner Syndrome
Chapter 40—Other Congenital Disorders Affecting Vision
Section 40.1—Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia
Section 40.2—Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy
Section 40.3—Color Blindness
Section 40.4—Duane Syndrome
Section 40.5—Horner Syndrome
Section 40.6—WAGR Syndrome
Chapter 41—Infectious Diseases Affecting Vision
Section 41.1—Histoplasmosis
Section 41.2—Toxoplasmosis
Section 41.3—Trachoma
Chapter 42—Fungal Infections Affecting Vision
Chapter 43—Stroke and Vision Impairment
Chapter 44—Diabetes and Eye Problems
Section 44.1—Diabetic Eye Disease
Section 44.2—Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema
Section 44.3—Stay on TRACK to Prevent Blindness from Diabetes
Chapter 45—Other Disorders with Eye-Related Complications
Section 45.1—Behçet Disease
Section 45.2—Cytomegalovirus
Section 45.3—Graves Ophthalmopathy
Section 45.4—Holmes-Adie Syndrome
Section 45.5—Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Section 45.6—Multiple Sclerosis
Section 45.7—Rosacea
Part 7—Vision Impairment Rehabilitation and Recent Research
Chapter 46—Defining Vision Impairment
Section 46.1—What Is Low Vision?
Section 46.2—What Is Legal Blindness?
Chapter 47—Vision Rehabilitation—An Overview
Section 47.1—Improving Quality of Life with Vision Rehabilitation
Section 47.2—Working with Your Vision-Rehabilitation Team
Chapter 48—Vision Impairment and Related Functional Limitations
Chapter 49—Vision Impairment and Dealing with Associated Mental-Health Issues
Chapter 50—Goals of Vision Rehabilitation
Chapter 51—Essential Skills for Everyday Living with Vision Impairment
Chapter 52—Safety Tips for Persons with Low Vision
Chapter 53—Braille Services for Visually Impaired
Section 53.1—About Braille
Section 53.2—Devices and Aids
Section 53.3—Braille Services
Chapter 54—Guide Animals and Mobility Aids
Chapter 55—Harnessing New Technologies for Assisting People with Visual Impairment
Chapter 56—Driving When You Have Macular Degeneration
Chapter 57—Education for Children with Vision Impairment through IDEA
Chapter 58—Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Chapter 59—Social Security If You Are Blind or Have Low Vision
Chapter 60—Current Vision Research
Section 60.1—Delayed Treatment Safe for Some People with Diabetic Eye Disease
Section 60.2—Immune System Can Slow Degenerative Eye Disease
Section 60.3—Patch Replaces Damaged Retinal Cells
Section 60.4—Stem-Cell Therapy for Eye Disease
Section 60.5—How Storing Corneas Affects Transplantation Success
Section 60.6—Eye Could Provide “Window to the Brain” after Stroke
Part 8—Additional Help and Information
Chapter 61—Glossary of Terms Related to Eyes and Eye Disorders
Chapter 62—Directory of Resources Related to Eye Disorders and Vision Loss
Index