The Slit Lamp

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Marcus-Matthias Gellrich 2014 Applications for Biomicroscopy and Videography With the publication of this edition in English, a personal dream of mine has been realized. Whereas the major literature on the slit lamp was published in German in the early and mid-twentieth century, it must now be in English in order to reach a worldwide readership. […]

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The Glaucomas Volume II

The Glaucomas-1

Roberto Sampaolesi • Juan Roberto Sampaolesi • Jorge Zárate 2014 Open Angle Glaucoma and Angle Closure Glaucoma The first edition of my book Glaucoma dates back to 1974 and was edited by Robert Brik, director of the Editorial Panamericana , in Spanish. The second edition by the same publishing house was published in 1994.  

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Pathologic Myopia

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Richard F. Spaide • Kyoko Ohno-Matsui Lawrence A. Yannuzzi Editors 2014 Poorly understood, highly prevalent, and vastly under researched, myopia is a leading worldwide cause of severe vision loss, transcending gender, age, and racial boundaries. Furthermore, the incidence of myopia is increasing worldwide, especially in East Asian countries.

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Optic Nerve Disorders

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Jane W. Chan Editor 2014 Diagnosis and Management Since the first edition of this book on optic nerve disorders garnered recognition as one of the best-selling books in neuro-ophthalmology in the world, my close friends encouraged me to embark on another journey of writing to create an improved and updated version.  

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Ocular Infections

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Khalid F. Tabbara Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar Moncef Khairallah Editors 2014 Infections of the eye continue to cause serious ocular morbidity and loss of vision. It is, therefore, highly desirable to maintain a high level of awareness on new developments in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases of the eye.

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Ocular and Adnexal Lymphoma

Ocular and Adnexal Lymphoma-1

Arun D. Singh Editor 2014 Ocular and adnexal lymphomas are rare and diverse, hence their diagnosis and treatment usually requires special expertise. Increasingly, the care of such a patient is provided by a multidisciplinary team comprising of ocular oncologists, general oncologists, pathologists, radiation oncologists, and other specialists.

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Multifocal Intraocular Lenses

Multifocal Intraocular Lenses-1

Jorge L. Alió • Joseph Pikkel Editors 2014 The Art and the Practice The quest for perfection is a great motivator for advances in life and in science. The rapid changes in modern life as well as the continuous extension of life expectancy raise the need for perfection of vision in all distances. This need […]

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