by John V. Forrester MBChB MD FRCS(Ed) FRCP(Glasg) (Hon) FRCOphth (Hon) FMedSci FRSE FARVO (Author), Andrew D. Dick BSc MB BS MD FRCP FRCS FRCOphth FMedSci FARVO (Author), Paul G. McMenamin BSc MSc(MedSci) DSc (Med) PhD (Author), Fiona Roberts BSc MBChB MD FRCPath (Author), Eric Pearlman BSc PhD (Author)
- Publisher : Elsevier; 5th edition (January 20, 2021)
- Language : English
- FORMAT: ORIGINAL PDF/PRINT REPLICA
- ISBN-10 : 0702079936
- ISBN-13 : 978-0702079931
Major advances in the search for new genes underpinning disease in ophthalmology
- The emergence of new infections such as Ebola, Zika and COVID-19
- The importance of the gastrointestinal tract as an immune organ and its functional dependence on the microbiome
- Key aspects of melanopsin, melatonin and new ways of light sensing
Also, (print purchasers) benefit from access to the complete, fully searchable electronic text, with integrated video and other bonus materials to further explain and expand on key concepts. This combines to make The Eye a more flexible, comprehensive and engaging learning package than ever before.
- The only all-embracing textbook of the basic sciences suitable for trainee ophthalmologists, optometrists and vision scientists.
- Utilising an attractive page design with over 300 colour drawings and 200 photographs this is an attractive and accessible text to learn from.
- The text presents in a readable form an account of all the basic sciences necessary for an understanding of the eye – anatomy, embryology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, immunology, microbiology and infection and pathology.