Download or read book Eye Surgery in Hot Climates written by William Dean and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-known guide to eye surgery in resource poor countries focuses on the management of common and blinding diseases, notably the surgical treatment of cataract, glaucoma and the eyelid complications of trachoma. The book describes simple, cost effective procedures appropriate to low income countries such as intra-ocular lenses, the use of which has become more widespread since the last edition. Introductory chapters on basic principles such as theatre equipment and anaesthesia are followed by chapters devoted to specific procedures such as cataract surgery, eyelid surgery and enucleation. Also included are chapters on paediatric surgery and trauma. Thoroughly revised and updated, Eye Surgery in Hot Climates Fourth Edition continues to provide relevant, practical advice for health care providers caring for eye patients in nations where blindness and visual impairment remain prevalent. All chapters revised and updated to reflect latest best practice Includes two completely new chapters on surgical training and paediatric surgery Includes DVD featuring instructional videos of cataract surgery, trabeculectomy and lid surgery for trachoma

Download or read book Eye Surgery in Hot Climates written by John Sandford-Smith and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eye Diseases in Hot Climates written by John Sandford-Smith and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eye Diseases in Hot Climates, Second Edition provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of eye diseases in hot or tropical countries. This book examines the features of basic eye care, including careful planning, cost effectiveness, mobility, cooperation between various sciences, methods and resources, and an emphasis on prevention. Organized into 20 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the various causes of eye diseases in hot, tropical, or developing countries. This text then examines the basic structure of the eye, which consists of three layers of tissue, namely, an outer protective layer, a middle layer of blood vessels, pigment cell and muscle fibers, and the retina. Other chapters consider the clinical methods needed to assess a patient with eye disease. This book discusses as well the various types of eye diseases, including, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, retinal degenerations, and vascular retinopathies. The final chapter deals with loss of vision. This book is a valuable resource for ophthalmologists.

Download or read book Eye Disease in Hot Climates Bie written by Sandford Smith Staff and published by . This book was released on 1990-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Eye Care in Developing Nations written by Larry Schwab and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of the millions of blind in the world continues to grow, causing needless social and economic deprivation. Most of these blind can be cured, and much of the remainder prevented if all people had access to the simple and effective interventions that already exist. In this newly revised fourth edition ofEye Care in Developing Nations', t

Download or read book Basic Eye Surgery written by James Ewen Kirkwood Galbraith and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Village Medical Manual 7th Edition written by Mary Vanderkooi and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Village Medical Manual is a user-friendly, two-volume healthcare guide for lay workers in developing countries with special features that trained medical professionals would also find useful. The intended use is for those who are required, by location and circumstances, to render medical care. The clear vocabulary, along with over a thousand illustrations and diagrams, help Western-educated expatriates in isolated locations to medically treat people and intelligently refer those that can be referred accordingly. It contains clearly defined procedural techniques and diagnostic protocols for when sophisticated instrumentation and lab tests are not available. It also offers solutions and advice for overcoming barriers to best practices in global health. Volume 1: Principles, Procedures, and Injuries elucidates medical procedures for routine medical care, as well as emergency situations. Volume 2: Symptoms, Illnesses, and Treatments includes vast disease (common and tropical), drug, and regionally-relevant indices to assist the reader in step-by-step diagnoses and treatment. This is a crucial reference for all who lack formal global health training but must know how to meet health care challenges in developing areas lacking medical infrastructure. Special features include: • Epidemiological disease maps • Detailed diagnostic triage protocols • Safety criteria for skills relevant to performing procedures • Bush Laboratory Procedures appendix • Drug name cross reference lists • Reference chart for determining unknown patient age • Patient history & physical exam forms • Critically ill patient appendix for hospice-oriented care • Water purification procedures • Extensive index for easy navigation -------------------------------------------------------- The Combined eBook has approximately 20,000 internal hyperlinks for easy cross-referencing. The fixed-page layout allows for perfect parity with the print version. For added convenience, get anywhere in the eBook within four clicks!

Download or read book The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Surgery Comprising the Anatomy Physiology and Pathology of the Eye with the Treatment of Its Diseases By B Travers and J H Green Edited or Rather Compiled from Various Authors by A C L written by Alexander Cooper LEE and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Treatise on Operative Ophthalmic Surgery written by Henry Haynes WALTON and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Basic Eye Surgery written by J.E.K. Galbraith and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A handy book of ophthalmic surgery by J Z Laurence and R C Moon written by John Zachariah Laurence and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Handy book of Ophthalmic Surgery for the Use of Practitioners written by John Zachariah Laurence and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Medical Prescriptions in the Cambridge Genizah Collections written by Efraim Lev and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manuscripts of the Cairo Genizah are a unique source for medieval medical history. In Medical Prescriptions in the Cambridge Genizah Collections, Lev and Chipman offer an insight into the everyday practical medicine of medieval Egypt, which reflects medical practice in the Eastern Mediterranean as a whole, by analysing thirty selected prescriptions from the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection (Cambridge University Library). The prescriptions, which are in Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic, are transcribed and translated, with accompanying commentaries, photographs and glossaries. Introductory chapters discuss the theoretical background of the prescriptions and the practical medicine of the Cairo Genizah, while the conclusion considers their significance for the study of the medieval medical tradition.

Download or read book Ophthalmic Care written by Janet Marsden and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2006-04-07 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features chapters on the structure and function of the eye, the examination of the eye, as well as describes the care of patients presenting with acute problems and those undergoing ophthalmic surgery. This book discusses the growth of day surgery, and includes a chapter on the development of eye healthcare in developing countries

Download or read book Ophthalmic Surgery and Treatment written by John Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Current Catalog written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on with total page 1712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Download or read book Manson s Tropical Diseases E Book written by Jeremy Farrar and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 125 years, physicians have relied on Manson's Tropical Diseases for a comprehensive clinical overview of this complex and fast-changing field. The fully revised 24th Edition, Dr. Jeremy Farrar, along with an internationally recognized editorial team, global contributors, and expert authors, delivers the latest coverage on parasitic and infectious diseases from around the world. From the difficult to diagnose to the difficult to treat, this highly readable, award-winning reference prepares you to effectively handle whatever your patients may have contracted. - Covers all of tropical medicine in a comprehensive manner, general medicine in the tropics, and non-clinical issues regarding public health and ethics. - Serves as an indispensable resource for physicians who treat patients with tropical diseases and/or will be travelling to the tropics, or who are teaching others in this area. - Contains a new section on 21st Century Drivers of Tropical Medicine, with chapters covering Poverty and Inequality, Public Health in Settings of Conflict and Political Instability, Climate Change, and Medical Product Quality and Public Health. - Includes all-new chapters on Surgery in the Topics, Yellow Fever, Systemic Mycoses, and COVID-19. - Covers key topics such as drug resistance; emerging and reemerging infections such as Zika, Ebola, and Chikungunya; novel diagnostics such as PCR-based methods; point-of care-tests such as ultrasound; public health in settings of conflict and political instability; and much more. - Differentiates approaches for resource-rich and resource-poor areas. - Includes reader-friendly features such as highlighted key information, convenient boxes and tables, extensive cross-referencing, and clinical management diagrams.