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The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and
Health (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
Sinopsis :
The Owner's Manual for Your Eyes: The most comprehensive
guide to taking care of vision.Winner of the National Health
Information Award (Consumer Decision-Making Information)
by the National Health Information Awards, American Book
Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by the
American Book FestIn The Eye Book, specialist Dr. Gary H.
Cassel presents readers with trusted, evidence-based
information they can rely on to protect vision and learn more
about how to treat any eye problems that come up. This easyto-understand
volume takes a step-by-step approach,
providing an overview of the eye's anatomy, a tour of healthy

vision, and an explanation of what steps readers and health
care providers should take to address vision issues. Drawing
on years of clinical experience with patients, Cassel also looks
at eye complications associated with common medical
conditions (for example, diabetes) along with the best
treatments for eye conditions, such as cataracts and
glaucoma.Now in its second edition, this bestselling book
continues to provide the interested reader, along with nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, internists, and family
doctors, with practical information about &#8226eyeglass
materials, contact lenses, and refractive surgeries (including
LASIK) to improve vision&#8226tips to spot and treat common
eye irritations and infections, including conjunctivitis (pink eye)
&#8226advice about when people should take care of an eye
problem on their own and when they need to consult with an
expert &#8226what people (and their health care providers)
can do about blurriness, dry eyes, eye strain, eye allergies,
and floaters &#8226how vision problems may be a sign of
other health conditions, including thyroid problems and
multiple sclerosis&#8226which medications may affect
vision&#8226what people within and outside of the medical
field need to know about macular degeneration and low
visionRichly illustrated and engagingly written, this edition
features special bonus material, including a chapter on
cosmetics and the eye, FAQs (Can cataracts grow back after
cataract surgery? Will I go blind from my glaucoma?), and a
handy symptom index that allows readers to research topics
by the presentation of an eye problem. Useful for everyone,
including general medical professionals who want to learn
more about the health of the eyes, this up-to-date, in-depth,
and authoritative book will serve as a users' manual for the
eyes and help promote better vision for a brighter tomorrow.