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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Simcock, Peter, author.
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxford : Health Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	1 online resource (110 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:	English
Series:	Fast facts Fast facts.
Subject:	Ophthalmology. Eye -- Diseases. Eye -- Diseases -- Treatment. Eye Diseases Ophthalmology -- methods Ophthalmology Eye -- Diseases. Eye -- Diseases -- Treatment. Ophthalmology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13358070

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Ophthalmology
Other authors / contributors:	Burger, Andre, author.
ISBN:	9781908541727 1908541725 9781908541864 1908541865 9781908541857 1908541857 1908541725
Notes:	First edition authored by Anthony Pane and Peter Simcock (in that order). Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This fully updated new edition has been designed for ease and speed of use in clinical practice. It will empower you with the knowledge to triage your patients into three main groups: emergencies requiring immediate referral; non-emergencies requiring routine referral; or those with treatable conditions. Primarily intended for doctors, optometrists, ophthalmic nurses and other health professionals involved with eye care within the community, this refreshingly readable handbook discusses the major ophthalmological symptoms in the context of daily clinical practice."--Publisher
Other form:	Print version: Simcock, Peter. Fast facts. Second edition 9781908541727

Table of Contents:

Basic eye assessment: history and examination
Red eye
Blurred vision
Double vision
Other important symptoms
Gritty, itchy or watery eyes
Abnormal eye appearance and/or eye examination
Diabetes, hypertension and systemic medications
Eyelid disease
Children's eye problems
Eye trauma
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