Uwe Pleyer

This book provides practical guidance to primary care eye professionals. It is fully illustrated with online links for making an initial diagnosis with advice on management and therapy. It covers the common sight-threatening conditions including glaucoma, AMD, diabetes, cataract, inflammatory and immune-based diseases, conjunctival and corneal infections. Key Features: Introduces prescribing, pharmacokinetics and ocular pharmacopeia with epidemiological surveys and basic statistics. Helps eye care professionals diagnose, manage and treat common eye diseases in the community setting in the global health environment. Includes clinical ‘pearls’ for diagnosis and ocular emergencies.

Since the first edition that was published in 1998 we have seen manychanges in ophthalmology from advancements in laser surgery to new techniques in cataract surgery. With these new developing advancements symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments in ocular disease have also begun to change. Early diagnosis and management of ocular infection is essential to avoid the risk of blindness. An understanding of the related disease process and drug therapy is a key aid in achieving this. The updated Ocular InfectionSecond Edition covers the basic science of ocular infection, as well as its diagnosis and management of ocular disease, and the changes it is going through.