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- Covers the most useful mobile applications freely available for ophthalmologists
- Learn how to extract most from each such application and integrate into your daily practice
- Meant for residents, fellows-in-training and all practicing ophthalmologists
Part of the book series: Current Practices in Ophthalmology (CUPROP)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Ophthalmology has always been at the forefront of medicine when it comes to adopting the latest developments — be they lasers, off-labelanti-VEGF drugs or biocompatible implants. Mobile phones and tablets have infiltrated our private and professional lives and they are here to stay. As such, this book explores the endless possibilities that mobile computing offers, and introduces the vista of opportunities for providing better care, one download at a time.
As part of the series “Current Practices in Ophthalmology” this volume is intended for residents and fellows in-training, as well as general and specialist ophthalmologists.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Parul Ichhpujani, Sahil Thakur
About the authors
Dr Parul Ichhpujani is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India, where she is responsible for the glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology services. She completed her glaucoma training at the Advanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, followed by a clinical research fellowship under Dr George L. Spaeth at Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, USA. She is an avid researcher and academic. She has co-authored a book, “Pearls in Glaucoma Therapy”; edited two books, “Expert Techniques in Ophthalmology”, “Manual of Glaucoma” and “Glaucoma: Basic and Clinical Perspectives” and contributed several research articles and book chapters in national as well as international books. Dr. Ichhpujani has lectured at regional, national and international surgical meetings and serves as a reviewer for various ophthalmology journals. She was named in the powerlist of “Best 40 under 40” ophthalmologists in 2014.
Dr Sahil Thakur is a budding ophthalmologist who, apart from pursuing clinical aspects of ophthalmology, has a keen interest in affordable medical technology and clinical photography. His presentations at various scientific fora were evidence-based studies done using smartphone apps or online tools for ophthalmic investigations. He is currently involved in research and development of digital software for faster and more efficient diagnosis of common ophthalmic disorders. He is following his mentor, Dr Parul Ichhpujani's footsteps into the field of medical books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Smart Resources in Ophthalmology
Book Subtitle: Applications and Social Networking
Authors: Parul Ichhpujani, Sahil Thakur
Series Title: Current Practices in Ophthalmology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0140-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0139-1Published: 27 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4338-4Published: 11 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0140-7Published: 06 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2523-3807
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3815
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 264
Number of Illustrations: 260 b/w illustrations, 419 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology