Manual of Primary Eye Care

How to use this book, Guide for referring the patient, Explanation of eye anatomy, Differential diagnosis of common ophthalmic complaints PART ONE: A WORD ABOUT...Cataracts and cataract surgery; The elderly patient with visual loss: cataract, age-related macular degeneration; Chronic glaucoma; Visual loss in the diabetic patient; Floaters and flashing lights; Squints and lazy eyes; Contact lenses: insertion and removal, the mystery of the missing contact lens, contact lens-related abrasions and ulcers PART TWO: EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES... Measuring Snellen visual acuity; Examination of the eye; Examination of the eyelids, How to evert the upper lid; Examining the conjunctiva; Examining the cornea, How to stain the cornea with fluorescein; Examining the anterior chamber; Examining the pupil and iris, How to test for a relative afferent pupillary defect; Examining the lens; Examination of eye movements; Examination for a red reflex; Examination of the field of vision; Examination for red desaturation PART THREE: COMMON EYE PROBLEMS ... 1. Conditions affecting the eyelids: Blepharitis; Cysts and styes; Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and other lumps; Entropion and trichiasis; Ectropion and Bell's palsy; Ptosis 2. Conditions affecting the conjunctiva: Conjunctivitis: bacterial, in infants, in children, viral, allergic; Episcleritis, Sub-conjunctival cysts; Conjunctival cysts, Conjunctival naevus; Pterygium 3. Conditions affecting the cornea: Abrasions and foreign bodies; Ulcers 4. Conditions affecting more than one part of the eye: trauma; infections; Acute Red Eye; Miscellaneous PART FOUR: TREATMENT TECHNIQUES ... How to instil drops and ointment; How to remove a corneal/conjunctival foreign body; How to pad an eye; How to take a conjunctival swab; How to perform lid hygiene; How to perform hot steam bathing GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED TERMS APPENDICES 1. Doses for ophthalmic medications mentioned in the text; 2. Equipment for examination, investigation and treatment; Local circu