Contemporary Perspectives on Ophthalmology,10e

Contemporary Perspectives on Ophthalmology is a specialty text targeting all learners of modern-day ophthalmology, particularly who are making the first steps in the discovery of this vibrant branch of medicine after completing their general medicine course as undergraduates. Contemporary Ophthalmology as a branch of medicine has grown to enormous magnitudes in the last decade. Hence, the students need a comprehensive compilation detailing the updates in the subject for easy and quick perusal before their examination. The current edition is completely redesigned, and many chapters are rewritten in order to make it relevant. Some of the key features include: Wide and comprehensive coverage of updated topics in all specialties of ophthalmology. Succinct and focused format for quick reading and understanding. Key updates on evolving topics such as refractive surgery, ocular therapeutics, stem cells and corneal surgery, advances in cataract surgery, glaucoma investigations and treatment, uveal disorders, retinal surgery, oculoplastic procedures and ocular trauma. Enhanced emphasis on diagnosis of ocular disorders and investigations. A chapter on community ophthalmology. A new chapter on statistics for core understanding required for research techniques. Many illustrations and artworks for better elucidation of key concepts. Videos on selected topics.

Table of Contents:
SECTION I Ocular Refraction 1 Corneal Topography and Wavefront Sensing, 3 A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna 2 Overview of Refractive Procedures, 17 V. Krishna, A.K. Gupta 3 Surgical Correction of Hypermetropia and Presbyopia, 34 A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna 4 Contact Lenses, 41 Yogeshwari Bansal, Ritu Arora, V. Krishna 5 Low Visual Aids, 52 A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna SECTION II Ocular Therapeutics 6 Newer Drugs in Glaucoma, 63 L. Gowtham, Thirumurthy Velpandian 7 Drugs Used for the Management of Ocular Viral Infections, 74 Nabanita Halder, Thirumurthy Velpandian 8 Antifungal Drugs for Ophthalmic Use, 81 Madhu Nath, Thirumurthy Velpandian 9 Fluoroquinolones and Other Antibacterials, 87 Ujjal Kumar Das, Thirumurthy Velpandian 10 Immunosuppressive Agents in Ophthalmology, 116 Laxmi Moksha, Thirumurthy Velpandian 11 Intravitreal Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors and Corticosteroids in Retinal Disorders, 124 Charu Gupta, Cyrus M. Shroff SECTION III Cornea and Ocular Surface Disorders 12 Stem Cells in Ophthalmology, 145 Uma Sridhar, A.K. Gupta 13 Microbial Keratitis: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management, 155 Uma Sridhar, A.K. Gupta 14 Ocular Surface Disorders: Classification, Diagnosis and Management, 163 Uma Sridhar, A.K. Gupta 15 Eye Banking, 174 Parul Jain, Uma Sridhar 16 Recent Advances in Lamellar Keratoplasty, 179 Rajesh Fogla, Uma Sridhar, A.K. Gupta SECTION IV Paediatric Ophthalmology 17 Retinopathy of Prematurity, 187 A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna 18 Amblyopia, 192 B.S. Goel 19 Intermittent Exotropia (Divergent Squint), 197 Madhu Karna 20 Esodeviations, 204 Zia Chaudhuri, Sachin Mehta 21 Vertical Squint, 209 Pradeep Sharma 22 Nystagmus, 214 V. Krishna 23 Genetics in Ophthalmology, 219 Ashish Gupta SECTION V Lens and Glaucoma 24 Recent Advances in Cataract Surgery, 229 Abhay R. Vasavada, Archana Koul 25 Intraocular Lenses: Evolution and Recent Advances, 251 V. Krishna, Archana Koul, A.K. Gupta 26 Determination of Intraocular Lens Implant Power, 262 Ranjan Dutta, Shubha Mehta 27 Glaucoma Drainage Devices, 281 Gunjan Joshi, Sushmita Kaushik 28 Recent Advances in Trabeculectomy, 285 Sushmita Kaushik 29 Pharmacologic Modulation of Glaucoma Filtering Surgery, 288 N.N. Sood, Santosh G. Honavar 30 Uveoscleral Outfl ow, 293 V. Krishna, A.K. Gupta 31 Lasers Therapy in Glaucoma, 296 Devindra Sood, Nitin Mehrotra, H.C. Agarwal, N.N. Sood 32 Automated Perimetry in Glaucoma, 304 Binita B. Shelat, B. Sridhar Rao 33 Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Evaluation Using Scanning Laser Polarimetry for Glaucoma, 336 Shibal Bhartiya, Parul Ichhpujani, Tanuj Dada SECTION VI Uvea, Vitreous, Retina, Optic Nerve and Pathways 34 Basic Concepts in Immunology and Immunological Disorders of the Uvea, 349 S.R. Rathinam 35 Investigations in Uveitis, 360 S.P. Garg, Pradeep Venkatesh 36 Ocular Infl ammation and Immunopharmacotherapy, 364 Shishir Narain, Rupesh Agrawal 37 Ocular Manifestations of AIDS, 370 A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna 38 Endophthalmitis, 378 Lingam Gopal, Amit Nagpal 39 Vitreoretinal Surgery: Instrumentation, 384 Lalit Verma, Ritu Arora 40 Pars Plana Surgery of the Posterior Segment, 392 H.K. Tewari, Atul Kumar, Vineet Mutha 41 Silicone Oil and Intraocular Gases in the Management of Retinal Detachment, 397 Lingam Gopal, Amit Nagpal 42 Liquid Perfl uorocarbons in Vitreous Surgery, 405 B. Ghosh, A.K. Gupta, Shahana Mazumdar 43 Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 409 S. Natarajan, K. Sudhamathi, A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna 44 Lasers in Posterior Segment Diseases, 417 P. Namperumalsamy 45 Newer Ophthalmic Laser Systems, 430 A.K. Gupta, Usha K. Raina, Priyanka Gupta 46 Clinical Spectrum of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Its Variants, 437 Meena Chakrabarti, P. Namperumalsamy 47 Intraocular Tumours, 451 Santosh G. Honavar, Roshmi Gupta 48 Approach to Neuro-Ophthalmology and Cranial Nerves in Ophthalmic Practice, 466 Shishir Narain, Ranjan Dutta, Manish Malhotra 49 Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions, 475 Satya Karna SECTION VII Ocular Trauma, Orbit and Oculoplasty 50 Anterior Segment Trauma: Current Status, 487 A.K. Grover, Shilpa Taneja Mittal 51 Management of Posterior Segment Trauma: Current Status, 509 Lingam Gopal, Amit Nagpal 52 Evaluation of a Patient With Orbital Disease, 522 Zia Chaudhuri 53 Basic Principles of Oculoplastic Surgery, 534 A.K. Grover, Shaloo Bageja, Shilpa Taneja Mittal 54 Advances in Lacrimal Surgery, 543 A.K. Grover, Shaloo Bageja, Shilpa Taneja Mittal 55 Recent Advances in Oculoplastic Surgery, 549 A.K. Grover, Shaloo Bageja, Shilpa Taneja Mittal SECTION VIII Ocular Diagnosis 56 Ophthalmic Electrodiagnostic Techniques, 569 Usha K. Raina, A.K. Gupta 57 Specular Microscopy of the Corneal Endothelium, 582 Deepender Chauhan, Noshir M. Shroff 58 Fundus Fluorescein Angiography of Retinochoroidal Disorders, 587 Shishir Narain, Cyrus M. Shroff 59 Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology, 604 Usha K. Raina 60 Optical Coherence Tomography, 615 Shahana Mazumdar, A.K. Gupta 61 Evaluation of Macular Function in Opaque Media, 635 V. Krishna, Ritu Arora, A.K. Gupta 62 Imaging of the Orbit, 640 Veena Chowdhury, Sapna Singh SECTION IX Community Ophthalmology 63 Vision 2020: The Global Perspective, 667 A.K. Gupta, V. Krishna 64 National Programme for Control of Blindness: The 50 Year Long Journey, 671 Promila Gupta 65 National Blindness Surveys in India, 674 Praveen Vashist, Vivek Gupta, Suraj Senjam Singh, Pallavi Shukla 66 How to Write a Postgraduate Thesis Protocol, 678 Ruchi Goel 67 Statistics, 685 V. Krishna SECTION X Digital Resources 68 Digital Resources, 699 Index 701 Online Supplemental Materials: Please visit www.medenact.com to access the videos.