This note
explains the following topics: General principles of maintenance and
terminology, Common maintenance tasks and techniques to handle them, Maintenance
management, Torch light, Ophthalmoscope, retinoscope, Indirect Ophthalmoscope,
Slit lamp and other optical equipment, General care of surgical instruments,
Care of Knives, Multimeter, Optical surfaces and some simple electrical
calculations.
The purpose of this Tutorial is to summarize these recent advances
and to describe our present understanding, based primarily on anatomic
investigations, of the Neural Organization of the Mammalian Retina. A great
addition has been a section on Psychophysics of Vision which we hope will be of
general information to all interested in learning the basics of visual
perception.
Author(s): Helga Kolb, Eduardo Fernandez, and
Ralph Nelson
The purpose of this note is to familiarize
optometry students with ophthalmic laser instrumentation, surgical laser
procedures, the management of ocular conditions with lasers and the introduction
of minor surgical techniques, including operating room protocols. Topics covered
includes: Basics of Laser In Eyecare, Refractive Procedures, Optic, Injections,
Ocular Injections, Syncope And Other Possible Emergencies, Surgical Environment,
Asepsis and Aseptic Technique, Suturing and Minor Surgical, Advanced Ocular
Procedures.
Since ocular infections are one of
the most frequent occurrences in ophthalmology, the treatment for these
infections must be fast, precise and effective. Clinical diagnosis of ocular
infections can be confirmed by several techniques based on microbiological test
of ocular samples. This guide explains about most common ocular infections and
its treatment.
This
book is designed to transfer useful skills for the clinical management of
diabetic patients. The target audience is residents, beginning retina fellows
and comprehensive ophthalmologists interested in fine-tuning their approach to
diabetic retinopathy.
This lecture note will
serve as a practical guideline for the hard-pressed mid-level health workers. We
hope that it will be a good introduction to eye diseases for health science
students working in Ethiopia. This note covers the following topics: basic
anatomy and physiology of the eye, basic examination of the eye, external eye
diseases, differential diagnosis of red eye, community ophthalmology, eye
injuries and systemic disease and the eye.