The Requisites in Ophthalmology series serves as a vital resource for the learning and training needs of ophthalmology trainees and practitioners. This volume covers the three major basic sciences of ophthalmology: pathology, physiology, and refraction, and how they relate to all the clinical subspecialties. It links pathology to each segment of the eye and describes developmental defects and ocular manifestations of systemic diseases. Through detailed color and black-and-white illustrations, it centers on the general anatomy of each eye segment and its corresponding physiology. A comprehensive section on refraction uses diagrams and illustrations to show how the different components of the retinal image are produced by the eye.

This book is excellent for the learning needs of all ophthalmologists, and it helps residents in training from being dependent on weekend cram courses as a way to ingest this extremely important, but dense science background.

Features

An ideal resource for review!
Provides practitioners with the only existing publication which covers all of the basic sciences unique to ophthalmology under one cover.
Incorporates diagrams, black-and-white illustrations, color photos, and drawings to provide a superb tool for understanding how the eye functions.
Relates practical clinical information in a consistent format to each of the basic sciences covering the eyeís development and function.
Covers optics involved in popular procedures such as the optics of intraocular lens implants and corneal refractive surgery along with a presentation of ophthalmic instruments such as the ophthalnometer, slit lamp, specular microscope, fundus camera, and a variety of refracting tools.
Summarizes the major points that the reader must understand and remember.
Contains the standard and successfully proven Requisites features of boxes presenting major points, chapter outlines, tables, heavily illustrated format, and suggested readings to allow easy access to important material.
Created as part of a set consisting of seven complementary Requisites in Ophthalmology volumes, providing the most extensive information on all the subspecialties of ophthalmology.
Designed as a package of information to cater to ophthalmology residents and optometry students for learning basic sciences.
Provides essential information for both ophthalmologists and optometrists who must keep their practices updated by learning new discoveries in basic sciences as they relate to clinical procedures.

Contents

Part 1 Basic Science - Marilyn C. Kincaid

Why Study Basic Science?
Genetics and Embryology: How It All Begins
Structure of the Eye
Cornea and Sclera - The Outer Coats
Tears: The Ins and Outs
Aqueous - The Inner Circulation
Uveal Tract - The Pigmented Layer
Lens and Accommodation
Retina and Optic Nerve: How We See
Orbit and Adnexa - Protection and Support

Part 2 Refraction - Constance E. West

Ophthalmic Optics
Thick Lenses and Models of the Human Eye
The Ametropias
Astigmatic Lenses
Prisms
Accommodation, Presbyopia, and Bifocals
Magnification
Aberrations of Spherical Lenses
Contact Lenses
Assessment of Vision
Physical Optics
Summary of Important Equations and Relationships

Part 3 Pathology - Morton E. Smith