All about your eyes

List of illustrations

Foreword / Paul Lee

Introduction / Jennifer S. Weizer, Sharon Fekrat

1. Anatomy of the eye and how it works

Eyelids / Ravi Dhandrashekhar

Conjunctiva / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Sclera / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Cornea / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Iris / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Pupil / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Chambers / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Lens / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Vitreous / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Retina / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch's membrane / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Choroid / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Optic nerve / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Orbit / Ravi Chandrashekhar

Pathways from the eye to the brain / Ravi Chandrashekhar

How the eye works / Carol J. Ziel

2. Preventive eye care

Recommended schedule for eye exams / Carol J. Ziel

Eye care specialists : opticians, optometrists, and eye M.D.'s (Ophthalmologists) / Carol J. Ziel

The eye exam / Carol J. Ziel

3. Common vision problems

Nearsightedness / Jennifer S. Weizer

Farsightedness / Inder Paul Singh, Pratap Challa

Astigmatism / Priyatham S. Mettu

Presbyopia / Priyatham S. Mettu

Colorblindness / Inder Paul Singh, Pratap Challa

4. Options for correcting vision

Glasses / Helen Chandler

Contact lenses / Helen Chandler

Refractive surgery / Alan N. Carlson

Protective eyewear / Helen Chandler

5. Eyelids and eyelashes

Blepharitis / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Ocular rosacea / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Style and chalazion / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Dacryocystitis : tear duct and sac infection / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Drooping eyelids / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Ectropion and entropion : everted and inverted eyelids / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Cancers and benign lesions of the eyelids / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Blepharospasm / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

6. Conjunctiva and sclera

Conjunctivitis (pink eye) / Scott Blackmon

Subconjunctival hemorrhage / Scott Blackmon

7. The cornea

Dry eye syndrome / Julia Song

Infectious keratitis / Julia Song

Corneal abrasion / Julia Song

Recurrent corneal erosion syndrome / Julia Song

Corneal ulcer / Rosanna P. Bahadur, Natalie A. Afshari

Keratoconus / Rosanna P. Bahadur, Natalie A. Afshari

Corneal transplant / Rosanna P. Bahadur, Natalie A. Afshari

8. The lens

Cataract / Terry Semchyshyn

Cataract surgery / Terry Semchyshyn

Posterior capsule opacification ("After cataract") / Terry Semchyshyn

Dislocated lens / Terry Semchyshyn

9. Retina and choroid

Age-related macular degeneration / Srilaxmi Bearelly, Michael J. Cooney

Central serous chorioretinopathy / David Yeh

Cystoid macular edema / David Yeh

Diabetic retinopathy / David Yeh

Endophthalmitis / Mila Oh

Epiretinal membrane / Mila Oh

Hypertensive retinopathy / Dianna Seldomridge

Macular hole / Brooks W. McCuen

Retinal artery occlusion / Sherman W. Reeves

Retinal vein occlusion / Sherman W. Reeves

Retinal detachment / Mila Oh

Retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary retinal degenerations / Scott Blackmon

Retinoblastoma / Thomas J. Cummings

Other tumors of the retina and choroid / Thomas J. Cummings

Viral retinitis / Prithvi Mruthyunjaya

Posterior vitreous detachment : flashes and floaters / Katrina P. Winter, Cynthia A. Toth

Laser treatment of retinal diseases / Paul Kurz

Retinal surgery / Vincent A. Deramo

10. Inflammation of the eyeball

Uveitis / Prithvi Mruthyunjaya

Episcleritis / Prithvi Mruthyunjaya

Scleritis / Prithvi Mruthyunjaya

11. The optic nerve

Glaucoma / Claudia S. Cohen

Laser treatment of glaucoma / Claudia S. Cohen

Glaucoma surgery / Claudia S. Cohen

Optic neuritis / David A. Chesnutt

Optic neuropathy / David A. Chesnutt

Papilledema / David A. Chesnutt

12. t The eye muscles

Strabismus (crossed eyes) / Laura Enyedi

Amblyopia (lazy eye) / Derek Hess

13. The orbit

Orbital cellulitis / Paul S. Riske

Tumors of the orbit / Thomas J. Cummings

14. Eye injury

Orbital ecchymosis (black eye) / Herb Greenman

Hyphema / Herb Greenman

Orbital blow-out fracture / Kenneth Neufeld, Julie A. Woodward

Open globe / Paul Kang

Foreign body / Paul Kang

Chemical injury / Paul Kang

Eyelid lacerations / Paul S. Riske

Ocular prosthesis (artificial or glass eye) / Kenneth Neufeld, Julie A. Woodward

15. Systemic diseases that affect vision and the eye

Diabetes mellitus / Kelly Walton Muir

Hypertension (high blood pressure) / Kelly Walton Muir

Hyperthyroidism and Graves disease / Jennifer S. Weizer, John J. Michon

Multiple sclerosis / Kelly Walton Muri

Autoimmune diseases / Kelly Walton Muir

Migraine / Kelly Walton Muir

Temporal (giant cell) arteritis / David A. Chesnutt

Sexually transmitted diseases / Kelly Walton Muir

Brain tumors / Thomas J. Cummings

Stroke and cranial nerve palsies / David A. Chesnutt

Human immunodeficiency virus / Kelly Walton Muir

16. Cosmetic eyelid surgery / Julie A. Woodward

17 Living with visual impairment / Renee Halberg

Appendix : Major clinical trials / Jennifer S. Weizer

Glossary

Authors' affiliations

Index.