| Description |
xvi, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
A Johns Hopkins Press health book |
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Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Morton F. Goldberg -- 1. A Guide to the Adult Eye -- 2. How Our Vision Changes over Time -- 3. The Eye Exam -- 4. All about Eyeglasses -- 5. Contact Lenses: Everything You Need to Know -- 6. Refractive Surgery: Don't Discard Those Spectacles Just Yet -- 7. Cataracts -- 8. Glaucoma, the "Silent Thief" -- 9. Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- 10. The Eyelids -- 11. The Cornea -- 12. The Conjunctiva -- 13. The Complicated World of Tears -- 14. The Uvea: Iris, Ciliary Body, and Choroid -- 15. The Retina and Vitreous -- 16. The Optic Nerve -- 17. Eye Trauma and Emergencies -- 18. General Health Problems That Can Affect the Eyes -- 19. Coping with Low Vision -- 20. Common Medications That Affect the Eyes -- App. A Guide to Eye Medications and Their Side Effects |
| Summary |
In The Eye Book, three eye care specialists present a comprehensive reference to help readers care for their eyes and protect their vision, with special attention to changes and diseases that occur in the adult years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Audience |
Adult |
| Subject |
Eye -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Eye -- Popular works.
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Eye Diseases.
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Eye.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| Author |
Billig, Michael D., 1956-
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Randall, Harry G., 1934-
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| LC no. |
97035348 |
| ISBN |
0801858356 (alk. paper) |
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080185847X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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