An Eye Doctor Answers is an educational guide written for patients in a simple, conversational manner. Dr. Driscoll has included numerous diagrams, photographs and references, aiding in the reader’s understanding to hundreds of the most common questions in eye care.
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This book was written, by an eye doctor, to help patients find answers to the most common they have about their eyes. A complete list of all of the questions can be found at the back of the book as well as a comprehensive index.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS BOOK 15
CHAPTER ONE
OCULAR ANATOMY 17
CHAPTER TWO
REFRACTIVE CONDITIONS 19
CHAPTER THREE
LIDS AND LASHES 27
CHAPTER FOUR
CONJUNCTIVA AND SCLERA 35
CHAPTER FIVE
THE CORNEA 41
CHAPTER SIX
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS 61
CHAPTER SEVEN
CONTACT LENSES 69
CHAPTER EIGHT
REFRACTIVE SURGERY 95
CHAPTER NINE
THE INTRA-OCULAR LENS 115
CHAPTER TEN
VITREOUS, RETINA, AND OPTIC NERVE 121
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHILDREN’S EYE CARE 165
CHAPTER TWELVE
EYEGLASSES 173
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
MISCELLANEOUS 181
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
VISION THERAPY 205
ADDENDUM
What Are The Ocular Complications Of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 211
What Are The Ocular Symptoms Associated With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome? 223
COMPLETE LIST OF QUESTIONS 225
TABLE OF FIGURES 237
INDEX 239
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 243
REFERENCES 245
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