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A Case-Based Guide to Eye Pain

Perspectives from Ophthalmology and Neurology

  • Provides ophthalmologists and neuro-ophthalmologists with a systematic evaluation plan for patients with unexplained ocular pain

  • Written and edited by leaders in the field

  • Each case covers the following key elements: the chief complaint, history of the present illness, the examination, assessment and plan, follow-up, alternate perspective, summary points, and key references

  • Tables are also available to help the reader rapidly sort through cases that may apply to a sign, symptom, historical feature, diagnostic test or treatment option

  • Includes an appendices with the general approach to eye pain and anatomy of the eye and the trigeminal pathway

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Ophthalmic Disorders Causing Eye Pain: Relatively Normal Examination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Case 1

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 3-7
    3. Case 2

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 9-13
    4. Case 3

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 15-19
    5. Case 4

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 21-25
    6. Case 5

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 27-31
    7. Case 6

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 33-37
    8. Case 7

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 39-42
    9. Case 8

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 43-48
    10. Case 9

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 49-52
    11. Case 10

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 53-57
  3. Ophthalmic Disorders Causing Eye Pain: Abnormal Eye Exam

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
    2. Case 11

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 61-67
    3. Case 12

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 69-73
    4. Case 13

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 75-79
    5. Case 14

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 81-85
    6. Case 15

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 87-91
    7. Case 16

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 93-97
    8. Case 17

      • Michael S. Lee, Kathleen B. Digre
      Pages 99-104

About this book

Diagnosing a patient with unexplained ocular pain can be time-consuming and difficult, but taking an anatomic approach and excluding causes along the way can aid in the diagnosis. This book provides the reader with a systematic evaluation plan for these cases, written and edited by leaders in the field. A Case-Based Guide to Eye Pain is written for both ophthalmologists and neuro-ophthalmologists since there are not enough neuro-ophthalmologists to treat the number of patients with unexplained ocular pain and general ophthalmologists are having to take on the diagnosis and treatment of these patients.

Organized in an easy-to-use manner, each case covers the following key elements: the chief complaint, history of the present illness, the examination, assessment and plan, follow-up, alternate perspective, summary points, and key references. Tables are also available to help the reader rapidly sort through cases that may apply to a sign, symptom, historical feature, diagnostic test or treatment option.  This allows the practitioner who has a patient with a particular concern to use the tables to identify a case discussion.  Additionally, A Case-based Guide to Eye Pain includes an appendices with the general approach to eye pain and anatomy of the trigeminal pathway and its relation to eye pain.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    Michael S. Lee

  • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

    KATHLEEN B. DIGRE

About the authors

Michael Lee, MD, is Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, and is the Mackall-Scheie Research Chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He is also the Ophthalmology Residency Program Director, Co-Director for the Center for Thyroid Eye Disease, and Director of Neuro-ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lee sees patients with a variety of neuro-ophthalmic problems, including blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, double vision, eye pain, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid eye disease and giant cell arteritis.

Kathleen Digre, MD, is Professor, Neurology and Ophthalmology, Director of Neuro-ophthalmology Moran Eye Center, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, and Director of Headache Clinic, at the University of Utah. She is also Adjunct Professor of Obstetr
ics and Gynecology and Adjunct Professor of Anesthesia.





Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Case-Based Guide to Eye Pain

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives from Ophthalmology and Neurology

  • Authors: Michael S. Lee, KATHLEEN B. DIGRE

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65121-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65120-0Published: 29 November 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65121-7Published: 15 November 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 286

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ophthalmology, Neurology

Buy it now

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eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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