Optometry / opticians Books
Nova Science Publishers Inc Eye Diseases Associated with Sleep Disorders
Book SynopsisSleep disorders are increasingly recognized to contribute to medical morbidities and mortality. More and more ocular diseases are linked to sleep disorders, among them in particular being obstructive sleep apnea. Management of these ocular diseases requires a good understanding of such association and often a collaborative approach with sleep disorder specialists. On the other hand, many patients with sleep disorders have concurrent ocular disorders. With this in mind, timely referral to ophthalmologists would greatly alleviate comorbidities and improve the quality of life in such patients. Eye Diseases Associated with Sleep Disorders emphasizes the underlying pathophysiology of each ocular disorder in the respective setting of sleep disorders. A typical case scenario is presented at the beginning of each chapter. The specific ocular disease is then described in reader-friendly terms to facilitate an overall understanding of the condition. The authors finally review the accumulated evidence regarding the association between ocular diseases and sleep disorders, from discussing possible underlying pathophysiologies to the analysis of clinical study data. With a good understanding of the pathogenesis, this book helps bring together primary care clinicians with eye care specialists for managing patient morbidities in an easily digestible figure-rich format.
£127.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Endophthalmitis
Book SynopsisEndophthalmitis refers to the inflammation of the intraocular tissues and fluids of the eye and can be non-infectious or caused by bacterial, fungal or parasitic infection. It can be classified as exogenous (post-operative, post-traumatic or as a complication of a corneal ulcer) or endogenous (secondary to hematogenous spread from another infected site). This book discusses the clinical manifestations, relevance of diagnosis, and involved species of fungal endophthalmitis. It also examines anti-vascular endothelial growth factor medications; prevention and treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis; and a pharmacokinetic review of antibiotics used in the treatment of endophthalmitis.
£127.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Prevalence,
Book SynopsisAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in individuals older than 65 years of age. The authors of this book discuss the role of genetics, sunlight, diet, cardiovascular factors, smoking and alcohol as possible risk factors for AMD. Furthermore, the dry form is more common and accounts for about 85-90% of AMD patients in the USA, while Japanese AMD patients predominantely progress to wet-form or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). The function of a serine protein gene, HTRA1, in wet-form AMD patients is explored in detail. Conversely, the final chapter evaluates the therapeutic effects of high omega-3 fatty acids as anti-inflammatory agents in dry AMD patients. The preliminary findings indicate a promising therapeutic regime for dry AMD and perhaps for other retinopathies as well.
£127.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Visually Impaired: Assistive Technologies,
Book SynopsisIt is well-known that the most common and largely used assistive technology among the visually impaired community is the white cane. Many technologies have been proposed as alternative assistive devices to improve the autonomous mobility of people affected by visual diseases. Nevertheless, whatever is the physical quantity used by these active assistive technologies - mainly ultrasonic or optical sensors - they present many limitations and none of them adequately meets the international guidelines defined for the electronic travel aids and the specific requests coming from the visually impaired community. The first chapter of this book aims to provide an overview of the existing travel aids for people affected by visual diseases, discussing pros and cons of available technologies. The aim of the next chapter is to convince the reader that solutions based on mobile visual aid systems will answer a critical societal challenge. Chapter Three explores the use of electromagnetic technology in support of visually impaired athlete runners. Chapter Four describes the present state of mobile technologies development taking into consideration the point of view of visually impaired people. Finally, the goal of the concluding chapter is to relate how the audio-description has been produced as a communication accessibility resource.
£113.59
BookLife Publishing Can You See
Book Synopsis Created in line with the London Institute of Education's approach to book banding Wonderfully unique and accessible books that cover a wide variety of topics Phonetically decodable using graphemes and phonemes aligned with Letters and Sounds Ordered to support each phase of Letters and Sounds Exercises and questions to offer reinforcement and to ascertain comprehension Clear design to inspire and provoke engagement, providing the reader with clear visual representations of each non-fiction topic
£6.01
John Wiley & Sons Inc Dyslexia and Vision
Book SynopsisIn the last few years there have been many papers in vision science journals about visual factors in dyslexia, but these findings have not been widely disseminated to the professionals who care for people with dyslexia. Dyslexia and Vision aims to provide a straightforward summary of work in this field for teachers, educational psychologists, child psychologists, and paediatricians. The primary purpose of the book is to provide these professionals with the information they need in order to offer balanced, insightful advice for people in their care. Eyecare professionals themselves are often bewildered by the plethora of claims and anecdotes in this field. A secondary purpose of the book is to provide, in appendices, a balanced "evidence-based" review of the literature for eyecare professionals.Table of ContentsPreface. Ethical statement. Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 Ocular health and refractice errors. Chapter 3 Ocular motor factors. Chapter 4 Ocular dominance. Chapter 5 Behavioural optometry and other controversial visual approaches. Chapter 6 Visual processing. Chapter 7 Coloured filters. Chapter 8 Conclusions. Appendices. Useful addresses. Notes. Index.
£40.46
John Libbey Eurotext Visual Impairments & Neurodevelopment Disorders:
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£51.84
IARC WHO Classification of Tumours of the Eye: WHO
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£133.00
Independently Published KLEURENBLINDHEID Ishihara Visie Testkaarten
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£14.95
