The Eye in Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Peggy Frith

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 236
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Eye in Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition contains everything that non-specialists need to know to enable them to deal with eye problems in primary care. A conversational style is used and patients' frequently asked questions are included. Advice is given on when to treat simple problems and when to refer to more complex ones. The use of basic equipment is explored.

Considerable update of surgery section

Revised glaucoma section includes information on the many new topical drugs available

Expanded section on laser surgery procedures

Appendices cover formulary, list of suppliers, patient information and a glossary of terms

Color illustrations

✦ Table of Contents

The Eye in Clinical Practice......Page 4
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
Primary eye care in general practice......Page 13
Secondary care by other eye professionals......Page 14
Some old wives’ tales in ophthalmology......Page 15
Abnormal eye appearance......Page 18
Anaesthetic drops to examine a painful eye......Page 19
Fluorescein staining the cornea......Page 20
The red painful eye......Page 21
Testing visual acuity......Page 23
Opacities in the eye media......Page 25
The fovea (sometimes referred to as the macula)......Page 26
The ophthalmoscope......Page 27
Testingvisual fields......Page 30
Input pupillary imbalance......Page 31
Short guide to urgency of referral......Page 32
Focusing problems......Page 34
Focusing difficulty......Page 35
Problems with learning to read......Page 36
Examination in sudden visual loss......Page 37
Retinal vein occlusion......Page 38
Retinal artery occlusion......Page 39
Giant cell (temporal or cranial) arteritis......Page 41
Optic neuritis......Page 43
Retinal detachment......Page 44
Acute glaucoma......Page 45
Transient loss of vision......Page 47
Floaters......Page 48
Vitreous haemorrhage......Page 49
Migraine......Page 50
Pattern of doubleness......Page 51
Associated symptoms......Page 52
Sensation of visual movement......Page 53
Haloes......Page 54
Distortion......Page 55
Central serous retinopathy......Page 56
Night blindness......Page 57
Bogus visual symptoms......Page 58
Foreign body sensation with pain......Page 61
Arc eye (welder’s keratitis)......Page 62
Pain without an eye cause......Page 63
Migraine......Page 64
Depression......Page 65
Photophobia......Page 66
Watering......Page 67
Itching......Page 68
Examination......Page 69
Conjunctivitis......Page 72
Scleritis......Page 84
Corneal inflammation and ulceration......Page 85
Iritis......Page 91
Acute glaucoma......Page 93
Miscellaneous causes of red eyes......Page 95
Associated features and complications......Page 96
Arcus......Page 100
Pterygium......Page 101
Corneal ulcers......Page 102
Corneal oedema......Page 103
Benign lid lumps......Page 104
Malignant lid tumours......Page 106
Lacrimal gland and sac tumours......Page 107
Acute swelling around the eye......Page 108
Chronic swelling around the eye......Page 111
Proptosis......Page 112
Ptosis......Page 113
Retraction......Page 114
Nystagmus......Page 115
The large pupil......Page 116
The white pupil......Page 117
Retinal haemorrhages......Page 118
Pale lesions......Page 119
Pigmented areas......Page 122
Presbyopia, or getting older......Page 123
The pin hole occluder......Page 125
Optometrist......Page 126
Spectacles......Page 127
Types of spectacle......Page 129
Contact lenses......Page 130
Disposable contact lenses......Page 131
Surgery for errors of refraction......Page 132
Cataract......Page 133
Treatment of chronic glaucoma......Page 134
Age-related macular degeneration......Page 137
Squint......Page 138
Retinopathy......Page 139
Neurological disorders......Page 144
Multiple sclerosis......Page 145
Intracranial tumours......Page 146
Benign intracranial hypertension......Page 147
Rheumatoid arthritis......Page 148
Juvenile arthritis......Page 149
Psoriasis......Page 150
Infections of the skin involving the eyes......Page 151
Ocular side-effects of skin therapies......Page 152
Hypertension......Page 153
Diabetes......Page 154
Haematological disorders......Page 155
Retinal vascular occlusions......Page 156
How to screen......Page 157
Ophthalmoscopic findings......Page 159
A practical screening programme......Page 163
What is glaucoma?......Page 164
Screening......Page 165
Screening programmes......Page 166
How to screen......Page 167
Sharing with other professionals......Page 170
Screening for genetic abnormalities......Page 171
Ethambutol......Page 172
Other drugs......Page 173
Risk of chemical injury......Page 174
Dilated pupil......Page 176
Retina1 oedema......Page 177
Is the eyeball intact?......Page 178
Corneal abrasion......Page 179
Double vision......Page 180
The damaged eye that appears to be perforated......Page 181
Superglue......Page 182
Local anaesthesia for cataract surgery......Page 183
Postoperative care......Page 184
Complications......Page 186
Acute (angle closure) glaucoma......Page 187
The operation......Page 188
Complications......Page 190
Squint surgery......Page 191
Corneal graft surgery......Page 192
Removal of an eye (enucleation)......Page 194
Postoperative eye drops......Page 195
Syringeing the tear ducts......Page 196
Retropunctal cauterization......Page 198
‘Three snip’ operation......Page 200
Tarsorrhaphy......Page 201
Pterygium......Page 202
Loss of visual field alone......Page 203
Low vision aids......Page 204
Registration as blind or partially sighted......Page 205
Voluntary help......Page 206
Ordinary driving licences......Page 207
Occupational requirements......Page 208
Ointments......Page 209
Medication in contact lens wearers......Page 211
Topical antibiotics......Page 212
Corticosteroids......Page 213
Sodium cromoglycate......Page 214
Topical anaesthetics......Page 215
Drugs to control intraocular pressure......Page 216
Appendix 2: List of suppliers and charities......Page 217
Appendix 3: Patient information sheet:applying a pad......Page 218
Appendix 4: Patient information sheet :blepharitis......Page 219
Glossary of terms used in ophthalmology......Page 220
Index.......Page 223