ABSTRACT

The number of the millions of blind in the world continues to grow, causing needless social and economic deprivation. Most of these blind can be cured, and much of the remainder prevented if all people had access to the simple and effective interventions that already exist. In this newly revised fourth edition ofEye Care in Developing Nations', t

chapter |5 pages

Contents

chapter |1 pages

Foreword

chapter |1 pages

About this book

chapter |2 pages

Preface

chapter |1 pages

Acknowledgments

chapter |18 pages

Glossary

part |2 pages

PART 1 Public health ophthalmology

chapter 2|6 pages

Sustainable eye programs

chapter 3|10 pages

Appropriate technology

part |2 pages

PART 2 Blinding disorders and eye care

chapter 4|10 pages

Childhood blindness

chapter 5|24 pages

Cataract

chapter 6|18 pages

Glaucoma

chapter 7|10 pages

Trachoma

chapter 8|12 pages

Ocular trauma

chapter 9|6 pages

Onchocerciasis

chapter 10|6 pages

Leprosy

chapter 11|16 pages

External disease

chapter 12|10 pages

Other blinding disorders

chapter 13|8 pages

Refractive errors

chapter 14|6 pages

Low vision

part |2 pages

PART 3 Ophthalmology backgrounder

chapter 15|8 pages

Anatomy and physiology

chapter 16|10 pages

The eye examination