Full Description
Practical Medical Retina will be the third instalment in the 'practical' range to complement Practical Uveitis and Practical Emergency Ophthalmology books. Medical Retina is one of the largest and most important sub-specialties of ophthalmology. Many new and exciting treatments are happening at breakneck speed, making it difficult for ophthalmologists to keep up with developments and understand the best way to treat patients. This book, as with the other two, will provide an easy-to-understand breakdown of developments, a description of current and future therapies, and an accessible assessment of evidence, of which there is currently a bewildering amount.
Key Features:
Uses algorithms and flowcharts to help with decision-making processes.
Describes evidence and all relevant papers to understand connections to clinical scenarios for trainees and ophthalmologists.
Features multiple OCT images to better illustrate disease features in an easy-to-understand manner.
Contents
1. Introduction - a brief note on why this book is now needed and what the purpose of the text is - The Medical Retina Revolution - an overview of the rapid changes in different parts of medical retina and a rundown of all the new treatments that exist that did not before - broken down into constituent conditions each of which will be taken into a separate chapter for more detail
2. Imaging and Investigation - the different imaging modalities and other investigations now prevalent in medical retina and how they fit into algorithmically differentiating between different treatment pathways
3. Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration - how to approach and manage, including new treatments plus pros and cons and evidence
4. Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration - how to approach and manage this condition with a breakdown of the therapies available and algorithms on how each treatment should work and why with a summary of important trials to enable readers to understand and access research
5. Myopic and other secondary choroidal neovascular membranes
6. Diabetic Retinopathy and Maculopathy
7. Retinal Vein Occlusions
8. Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
9. Inherited Retinal Dystrophies and Genetics
10. Other important medical retina conditions - drugs, neavi/tumours
11. Service Planning - the different models of medical retina service delivery and the pros and cons of each
12. Morality and Ethics in Medical Retina - mirroring similar chapters in the other two 'Practical' book series this important chapter will highlights the pitfalls that exist in this rapidly developing field so that healthcare providers can avoid conflicts of interest and keep practice simple evidence based and cost effective
