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- Comprehensive general text on nutrition and the eye
- Geared towards physiciansand nutritionists, rather than laboratory
- Helps physicians address patients' concerns regarding nutrition, supplements, etc.
- Includes special chapter about the epidemic of obesity and the implications for eye disease and blindness
Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This is a comprehensive overview of the history of and current knowledge about the relationship between diet and eye diseases across the life span. … The book is written for physicians, eyecare professionals, nutritionists, and researchers. In practice, students and researchers interested in nutrition and eye disease will likely find this book most useful. … a generally high quality book that those interested in nutrition and eye disease will find useful as an overview of specific topics as well as the field in general." (Suzen M Moeller, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2008)
"Dr Semba’s text covers the broad field of nutrition and ophthalmology. The content of the 12 chapters covers specific disease entitites e.g., AMD and cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and inborn errors of metabolism and specific nutrients (e.g., vitamis C, E, A, and B-complex, zinc, fatty acids) and their relation to ocular disease. It is a unique text in that all chapters were written by one author and cover a large area of material ranging from an historical overview, epidemiology, pathology and treatment of the condition. The text provides important and new authoritative information on the relation of nutrition to ocular disorders which will reward the reader with a wealth of insightful information. (Sight and Life Magazine, Issue 3, 2007)
"...an excellent reference, particularly for clinical researchers and public policy experts interested in the most up-to-date information on any possible relationship between the emerging science of nutrition and eye health. (JAMA)
Authors and Affiliations
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The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore
Richard D. Semba
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Nutrition and Ophthalmology
Authors: Richard D. Semba
Series Title: Nutrition and Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-979-0
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-196-7Published: 14 August 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-417-3Published: 09 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-979-0Published: 06 December 2007
Series ISSN: 2628-197X
Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 496
Number of Illustrations: 115 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Health, Ophthalmology, Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition, Geriatrics/Gerontology, General Practice / Family Medicine