Essentials of Veterinary Ophthamology

About this book

Now busy students and practitioners can get the essentials of the definitive text on veterinary ophthalmology in a concise format. This convention pocket reference provides fast access to the key facts on common eye diseases frequently encountered in practice, using clinical material from "Veterinary Ophthalmology, Third Edition". The key features of "Essentials of Veterinary Ophthalmology" include: full-color illustrations to assist with diagnosis, therapy, and surgery; appendices with therapeutic agents, dosages, and possible side effects; a glossary summarizing ophthalmic words frequently used in veterinary applications; guidelines on clinical management; handy algorithms plus, it's easy to access additional detail on pathogenesis, pathology, and other aspects of these diseases from the third edition of the parent text - page numbers are provided to save you time.

Contents

1. The Basic Eye Exam 2. Diseases and Surgery of the Canine Orbit 3. Diseases and Surgery of the Canine Eyelids 4. Diseases and Surgery of the Canine Tear Production and Drainage Systems 5. Diseases and Surgery of the Canine Conjunctiva 6. Diseases and Surgery of the Canine Nictitating Membrane 7. Diseases and Surgery of the Canine Cornea 8. Canine Glaucomas 9. Diseases and Surgery of Canine Anterior Uvea 10. Disease and Surgery of Canine Lens 11. Diseases of the Posterior Segment 12. Equine Ophthalmology 13. Feline Ophthalmology 14. Food Animal Ophthalmology: Bovine, Sheep, Goats, Pigs 15. Exotic Animal Ophthalmology 16. Neuro-Ophthalmology 17. Ophthalmic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases Appendixes A. Therapeutics - Adenergics B. Therapeutics - Artificial tear preparations C. Therapeutics - Topical and Local anesthetics D. Therapeutics - Antibiotics E. Therapeutics - Antivirals F. Therapeutics - Antifungals G. Therapeutics - Carbonic Anhydrase inhibitors (CAI) H. Therapeutics - Corticosteroids - Topical, subconjunctival, and systemic I. Therapeutics - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) - topical and systemic J. Therapeutics - Hyperosmotics - topical and systemic K. Therapeutics - Miotics L. Therapeutics - Mydriatics: Dogs, Cats, Horse, Cattle M. Therapeutics - Ophthalmic stains, anti-fibrin, antifibrotics, tissue glue N. Inherited eye diseases in the dog O. Inherited eye diseases in the cat P. Inherited eye diseases in the horse Q. Inherited eye diseases in food animal

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