Full Description
Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance on subjects that medical students and foundation doctors need help with "on the go". Their highly affordable price represents great value for those rotating through modular courses or working on attachment.Topics reflect information needs stemming from today's integrated undergraduate & foundation courses:Common investigations (ECG, Chest X-Ray, etc)Clinical skills (procedures, patient examination, etc)Important and/or complex specialties in which students receive comparatively little dedicated training (psychiatry, renal medicine)Key PointsHighly affordable price and convenient pocket size format - fits in back pocket!Ophthalmology receives little teaching time in the medical curriculum, so students often feel ill prepared to deal with eye problems - which are invariably urgent in natureDescriptions of common disorders enhanced by Clinical Scenarios (Patient presents with...) which help students and trainees to recognise and manage common presenting problems
Contents
Chapter 1 - First Principles Chapter 2 - Ophthalmology in Practice Chapter 3 - Diagnostic AlgorithmsChapter 4 - Refractive Disorders Chapter 5 - Orbital disease Chapter 6 - Eyelid and lacrimal disease Chapter 7 - Conjunctival disease Chapter 8 - Corneal & sclera disease Chapter 9 - Diseases of the Lens Chapter 10 - Uveal tract disease Chapter 11 - Retinal Disease Chapter 12 - Optic nerve and visual pathwayChapter 13 - Neurophthalmology Chapter 14 - Eye movements Chapter 15 - Paediatric ophthalmology Chapter 16 - Trauma
