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Current Concepts in Ophthalmology

  • Updates professional ophthalmologists on recent developments in the main areas of Ophthalmology

  • Provides concise insights to broaden knowledge of current trends and areas of future interest

  • Offers key information to improve diagnosis and manage within different sub-specialties

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Updates in Refractive Surgery

    • M. Joan T. D. Balgos, Jorge L. Alió
    Pages 1-33
  3. Recent Developments in Cornea and Corneal Transplants

    • Caterina Sarnicola, Enrica Sarnicola, Paolo Perri, Vincenzo Sarnicola
    Pages 35-53
  4. Recent Developments in Cataract Surgery

    • Andrzej Grzybowski, Piotr Kanclerz
    Pages 55-97
  5. Recent Developments in Glaucoma

    • Nathan M. Kerr, Keith Barton
    Pages 99-119
  6. Recent Advances in Uveitis

    • Xia Ni Wu, Lazha Ahmed Talat Sharief, Roy Schwartz, Þóra Elísabet Jónsdóttir, Anastasia Tasiopoulou, Ahmed Al-Janabi et al.
    Pages 121-140
  7. Recent Developments in Maculopathy

    • Francesco Bandello, Marco Battista, Maria Brambati, Vincenzo Starace, Alessandro Arrigo, Maurizio Battaglia Parodi
    Pages 141-163
  8. Recent Developments in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery

    • Sana Idrees, Ajay E. Kuriyan, Stephen G. Schwartz, Jean-Marie Parel, Harry W. Flynn Jr
    Pages 165-199
  9. Clinical Updates and Recent Developments in Neuro-Ophthalmology

    • Amrita-Amanda D. Vuppala, Neil R. Miller
    Pages 201-249
  10. Recent Advances in Pediatric Ophthalmology

    • Ken K. Nischal
    Pages 251-274
  11. Recent Developments in Ocular Oncology

    • Bertil Damato
    Pages 275-293
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 295-302

About this book

This book casts light on the most recent and significant changes and challenges in Ophthalmology over the last years. It provides essential and relevant new information and improvements on the main areas of Ophthalmology. Current Concepts of Ophthalmology elaborates on recent developments in Refractive and Cataract surgery, Cornea transplants, Neuro-Ophthalmology and many more. Based on increasing professional subject specialisation, this book offers the opportunity to stay up-to-date with areas outside of the own specific sub-specialty. Further, it traces issues and useful information to understand the trends and areas of future interest.

Written by renowned experts of the respective fields, readers will discover a concise update on modern ophthalmology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poznan, Poland

    Andrzej Grzybowski

About the editor

Andrzej Grzybowski, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair of
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland; Head
of Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Foundation for Ophthalmology Development,
Poznan, Poland.


He is active in international scientific societies including Euretina (Co-opted Board member
2016-2018), Retina Society, AAO (International Fellow; member of the Global ONE
Advisory Board and Museum of Vision’s Program Committee), EVER (Board member and
chair of cataract section), ESCRS (curator of ESCRS Archive), and ISRS (member of the
ISRS International Council), ISBCS, International Council of Ophthalmology (programme
coordinator for WCO in 2011-2018), and Cogan Society. He became lifelong member
(chair LIV) of the European Academy of Ophthalmology and its Treasurer. He has been active contributor to major ophthalmic conferences worldwide, including AAO (Achievement Award 2017, International Scholar Award 2018), APAO (International Coordinator 2017, Achievement Award 2018), WCO (Programme Coordinator 2010-2018), Euretina, ESCRS, EVER, ISOPT, etc.


He has been active editor, editor in chief and author of more than 450 peer-reviewed
international publications (total IF higher than 1000), and over 50 book’s chapters; reviewer for more than 20 journals. He is a member of editorial boards of American Journal of Ophthalmology (IF 4.795), Acta Ophthalmologica (IF 3.157), PLOS One (IF 2.806), Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IF 2,349), Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST), (IF 2.221), BMC Ophthalmology (IF1.586), Clinics in Dermatology (IF 2.253), Journal of Clinical Medicine (IF 5.8); Frontiers in Neurology (IF 3.5), Neuro-Ophthalmology (IF 0.2), Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Journal, and editor in chief of Archives of History and Philosophy of Medicine and Historia Ophthalmologica Internationalis.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Current Concepts in Ophthalmology

  • Editors: Andrzej Grzybowski

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25389-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25388-2Published: 14 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25391-2Published: 14 November 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25389-9Published: 31 October 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 302

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 89 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

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Softcover Book USD 89.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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