Clyde K. Kitchen, M.D., is a member of the Senior Active Staff of St. Jude Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, in Fullerton, California. He is an Ophthalmologist in practice for more than 44 years.

[K]itchen, a practicing ophthalmologist for over 45 years, presents valuable information about adult and child eye care….General readers.

• Series Foreword by Julie SilverAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I The Basics1. Anatomy: Eye Structure and Function2. Eye Development and Congenital Eye ProblemsCongenital Eye Problems3. Vision Testing and Problem TreatmentUse of Dilating Eye DropsExamination of the Eyes4. Eye Glasses (Spectacles) and Contact LensesContact Lenses5. Visual AcuityPart II Common Eye Problems6. Everyday MaladiesThe Red EyeForeign Body Sensation ("Something in the Eye")Herpetic Ocular DiseaseLacrimal DisordersSpots in VisionLumps and Bumps of the EyesEyelid DisordersItchy Eyes7. Strabismus (Cross-Eyed and Wall-Eyed)Part III Age-Related Eye Problems (Getting Old Ain't for Sissies)8. PresbyopiaChoices of Bifocals, Trifocals, Etc.Contact Lenses as an Alternative in Presbyopia9. Cataracts10. Glaucoma11. Macular DegenerationPart IV Special Considerations12. Visual Aids13. Diabetes14. Neurologic Conditions Affecting VisionCauses of Sudden Vision LossOther Neurological Problems15. History and Current Developments in Refractive SurgeryRefractive Surgery HistoryTypes of Refractive SurgeryPresbyopia Surgery16. Some Unusual Eye Problems and Eye InjuriesEye ProblemsEye Injuries17. Things to Know about Eye SurgeryCataract SurgeryGlaucoma SurgeryRetinal Detachment SurgeryStrabismus SurgeryCorneal TransplantEnucleationPart V Consumer Information18. Definitions of CaregiversCaregivers19. More Things You Need to KnowCommon Eye Drop MedicationsWho Pays and How20. Eye Care—The Way It Was and the Way It Will BeOrigin of the OphthalmologistThe Origin of an OptometristInteraction of Ophthalmology and OptometryThe Way Things Can Be (As I See It)GlossaryIndex

Clyde K. Kitchen, M.D., is a member of the Senior Active Staff of St. Jude Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, in Fullerton, California. He is an Ophthalmologist in practice for more than 44 years.

[K]itchen, a practicing ophthalmologist for over 45 years, presents valuable information about adult and child eye care….General readers.

• Series Foreword by Julie SilverAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I The Basics1. Anatomy: Eye Structure and Function2. Eye Development and Congenital Eye ProblemsCongenital Eye Problems3. Vision Testing and Problem TreatmentUse of Dilating Eye DropsExamination of the Eyes4. Eye Glasses (Spectacles) and Contact LensesContact Lenses5. Visual AcuityPart II Common Eye Problems6. Everyday MaladiesThe Red EyeForeign Body Sensation ("Something in the Eye")Herpetic Ocular DiseaseLacrimal DisordersSpots in VisionLumps and Bumps of the EyesEyelid DisordersItchy Eyes7. Strabismus (Cross-Eyed and Wall-Eyed)Part III Age-Related Eye Problems (Getting Old Ain't for Sissies)8. PresbyopiaChoices of Bifocals, Trifocals, Etc.Contact Lenses as an Alternative in Presbyopia9. Cataracts10. Glaucoma11. Macular DegenerationPart IV Special Considerations12. Visual Aids13. Diabetes14. Neurologic Conditions Affecting VisionCauses of Sudden Vision LossOther Neurological Problems15. History and Current Developments in Refractive SurgeryRefractive Surgery HistoryTypes of Refractive SurgeryPresbyopia Surgery16. Some Unusual Eye Problems and Eye InjuriesEye ProblemsEye Injuries17. Things to Know about Eye SurgeryCataract SurgeryGlaucoma SurgeryRetinal Detachment SurgeryStrabismus SurgeryCorneal TransplantEnucleationPart V Consumer Information18. Definitions of CaregiversCaregivers19. More Things You Need to KnowCommon Eye Drop MedicationsWho Pays and How20. Eye Care—The Way It Was and the Way It Will BeOrigin of the OphthalmologistThe Origin of an OptometristInteraction of Ophthalmology and OptometryThe Way Things Can Be (As I See It)GlossaryIndex