Glaucoma
A Patient's Guide to the Disease, Fourth Edition
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2011
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4th edition
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-0-8020-9473-5 (ISBN)
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-0-8020-9473-5 (ISBN)
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Essential information about glaucoma and its treatment is presented here in a simple question and answer format to allow patients to participate actively in the decision-making process along the road to successful maintenance of their vision.
Primary or chronic open angle glaucoma is a painless condition usually associated with high pressure in the eye. It affects approximately four per cent of all people over the age of fifty. Untreated, glaucoma is a major cause of blindness worldwide.
Glaucoma: A Patient's Guide to the Disease offers essential information about glaucoma and its treatment, presented in a simple question and answer format to allow patients to participate actively in the decision-making process along the road to successful maintenance of their vision. The fourth edition has been updated with the latest medical and surgical advancements in diagnosing and treating the disease, including information on new imaging techniques.
Graham E. Trope provides the answers to dozens of commonly asked questions in sections headed 'All About Glaucoma,' 'Tests for Glaucoma,' and 'All About Treatment.' Also included are discussions of possible complications, detailed illustrations, and a listing of glaucoma societies in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom. This valuable guide is an essential reference not only for patients but for all health-care professionals, including general practitioners and optometrists.
Primary or chronic open angle glaucoma is a painless condition usually associated with high pressure in the eye. It affects approximately four per cent of all people over the age of fifty. Untreated, glaucoma is a major cause of blindness worldwide.
Glaucoma: A Patient's Guide to the Disease offers essential information about glaucoma and its treatment, presented in a simple question and answer format to allow patients to participate actively in the decision-making process along the road to successful maintenance of their vision. The fourth edition has been updated with the latest medical and surgical advancements in diagnosing and treating the disease, including information on new imaging techniques.
Graham E. Trope provides the answers to dozens of commonly asked questions in sections headed 'All About Glaucoma,' 'Tests for Glaucoma,' and 'All About Treatment.' Also included are discussions of possible complications, detailed illustrations, and a listing of glaucoma societies in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom. This valuable guide is an essential reference not only for patients but for all health-care professionals, including general practitioners and optometrists.
Graham E. Trope is Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, and Director of the Glaucoma Unit at the University Health Network of Toronto.
I.All About Glaucoma
II.Tests for Glaucoma
III.All About Treatment
IV.Glaucoma Societies
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Other reading materials
Glossary of Glaucoma terms
Zusatzinfo | 8 b&w illustrations |
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Verlagsort | Toronto |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 122 x 191 mm |
Gewicht | 140 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8020-9473-2 / 0802094732 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8020-9473-5 / 9780802094735 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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