Overview
Structured to impart information in a clear and easy-to-reference way, with a teaching-oriented writing style
Features didactic chapter elements including chapter summaries, review questions, question and answer sections, and text boxes providing additional information
Written for practicing ophthalmologists, emergency room physicians, and pediatric physicians
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Infections
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Inflammations
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Ophthalmic Cancer and Masses
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About this book
This book aims to cover the important pediatric ophthalmic diagnoses that present in the emergency room. A collaborative work of experienced experts, it describes the history, examination, testing, epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prognosis for a variety of disorders. Richly illustrated, the book off ers an invaluable tool for all specialists and trainees entrusted with the care of children presenting with ocular conditions.
Across 17 comprehensive yet concise chapters, this book provides an overview on a number of typical pathologies, including trauma, infections, inflammations, and tumors. Organized into five sections, each chapter is written to relay broad insight into the common ophthalmic conditions that may bring a child in for an acute healthcare visit. Additionally, skillfully written text is further supplemented by many high-quality images, including clinical photographs, fundus images, radiographs, and intraoperative photos.
Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Emergency Room meets the market need for a resource on this specific topic designed for trainee instruction. It is a valuable text for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as anyone involved in the urgent or emergent care of children, including ER physicians, ophthalmologists, optometrists and other personnel.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Roman Shinder, MD FACS
Professor of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology
Director of Oculoplastics
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY 11203Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Emergency Room
Book Subtitle: Evaluation and Treatment
Editors: Roman Shinder
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49950-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49949-5Published: 07 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49952-5Published: 08 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49950-1Published: 06 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 290
Topics: Ophthalmology, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine