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This new Third Edition contains concise practical and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions posed during a consultation between ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology colleagues. It provides information basic enough for residents while incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly casual format of this book containing expert advice from the leaders in the field of neuro-ophthalmology.Key Features:Updated content on all 49 cases from the previous edition plus one additional new caseUpdated references based on the most recent peer-reviewed publicationsNew figures, algorithms, diagrams, and tables

This new Third Edition contains concise practical and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions posed during a consultation between ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology colleagues. It provides information basic enough for residents while incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly casual format of this book containing expert advice from the leaders in the field of neuro-ophthalmology.Key Features:Updated content on all 49 cases from the previous edition plus one additional new caseUpdated references based on the most recent peer-reviewed publicationsNew figures, algorithms, diagrams, and tables

Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional references on uveitis? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for the daily examination of patients? Curbside Consultation in Uveitis: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between experienced clinicians.Dr. Stephen Foster has designed this unique reference in which uveitis specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly encountered by ophthalmologists, residents, and other health care professionals. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to uveitis with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses and treatment plans.Curbside Consultation in Uveitis: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Refractive surgeons, general ophthalmologists, and residents alike will enjoy the user-friendly and casual format.Some of the questions that are answered:• How do the results of the Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy for Eye Disease (SITE) Cohort Study apply to the care of my patients with uveitis?• How should I evaluate and treat a patient with uveitis?• How should I treat macular edema in a patient with uveitis?• How should I treat a pregnant woman with macular threatening toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis?• When should I refer a patient with uveitis to a uveitis specialist?

Are you looking for concise, practical answers to questions that are often left unanswered by traditional references on refractive surgery? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for the daily examination of patients? Curbside Consultation in Refractive and Lens-Based Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a “curbside consultation” between experienced clinicians.Drs. Bonnie An Henderson and Sonia H. Yoo have designed this unique reference in which refractive specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly encountered by ophthalmologists, residents, and other health care professionals. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to refractive and lens-based surgery with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses and treatment plans.Based on clinical scenarios that a refractive surgeon might encounter in real life, Curbside Consultation in Refractive and Lens-Based Surgery provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. General ophthalmologists and residents alike will enjoy the user-friendly and casual format.Some of the questions that are answered:How do I manage epithelial ingrowth after LASIK? What if it recurs?Should I perform PRK in patients with forme fruste keratoconus?How do I manage patients with dry eyes after LASIK surgery?How do I determine my surgically induced astigmatism?Is a monocular implantation of a multifocal IOL tolerated?How do you manage an unhappy multifocal patient who is experiencing halos and glare?

Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions has been updated into a Second Edition!The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated! Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues. Dr. Terry Kim and associate editors Drs. Derek Delmonte and Preeya Gupta have assembled 49 of the top cataract consultants from the U.S. and abroad to offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with cataract surgery in this updated reference. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to cataract surgery in the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate surgical pearls. Some of the questions that are answered inside the Second Edition include:• My patient has unreliable topography due to ocular surface pathology. What are my options for treatment and IOL selection?• How do I pick the right IOL formula for my patient with a longer/shorter than average eye?• My capsulorhexis is heading out peripherally. How should I proceed and what should I do if it tears radially?• How/when should I change my phaco/fluidics settings in the following situations: IFIS, shallow chamber, high axial length, post vitrectomy?• I have a radial tear in the anterior capsule. How do I proceed with phaco and IOL implantation?• When should I use a toric intraocular lens versus astigmatic keratotomy/LRI?• How do I incorporate femtosecond (FS) laser into my current cataract surgery techniques?Curbside Consultation in Cataract Surgery: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even experienced cataract surgeons will appreciate. General ophthalmologists, residents, and cataract specialists alike will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format as well as the expert advice contained within.

Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology has been updated into a Second Edition!The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated! Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues. Dr. Andrew G. Lee and associate editors Dr. Paul W. Brazis and Dr. Lanning B. Kline have designed this unique reference in which neuro-ophthalmologists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with neuro-ophthalmology. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to neuro-ophthalmology with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas.Some of the questions that are answered inside theSecond Editioninclude:What is the evaluation for papilledema?What is the work up for third nerve palsy?What is the treatment for giant cell arteritis?What is the evaluation for optic disc edema with a macular star?What is the evaluation for anisocoria?Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within.

Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma: 49 Clinical Questions has been updated into a Second Edition! The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated! Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues. Dr. Steven J. Gedde and associate editors Dr. Dale K. Heuer, Dr. Richard A. Lewis, and Dr. Joseph Panarelli have assembled the top glaucoma consultants from the United States and abroad to offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with glaucoma in this updated reference. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to glaucoma in the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and illustrate surgical pearls. Some of the questions that are answered inside theSecond Editioninclude:- What imaging technology is best for diagnosing glaucoma? For detecting progression?- What new methods are available to measure intraocular pressure? Are any devices available for continuous monitoring of intraocular pressure?- Do anti-VEGF agents produce intraocular pressure elevation?- How should I set a target intraocular pressure?- How should I manage a patient who is progressing at low levels of intraocular pressure?- Does cataract extraction produce significant and sustained intraocular pressure reduction? When should I perform a combined procedure versus cataract surgery alone?- What are MIGS? When should I use them?Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume glaucoma specialists will appreciate. General practitioners, residents, fellows, and optometrists alike will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within.

Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics has been updated into a Second Edition!The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated! Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues. Dr. Robert C. Kersten and Dr. Timothy J. McCulley have designed this unique reference in which oculoplastic specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with ocuplastics. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to oculoplastics with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas.Some of the questions that are answered inside theSecond Editioninclude:What lasers do you prefer for facial resurfacing?When do you worry that an eyelid growth is malignant?What are the general treatment guidelines for graves ophthalmopathy?How do I know when to order and MRI or CT?What is the best approach to manage trichiasis?How do I decide whether to perform an enucleation or an evisceration?Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within.

Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions has been updated into a Second Edition!The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated!Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, and evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues.Dr. Sharon Fekrat, along with associate editors Drs. Akshay Thomas and Dilraj Grewal, have designed this unique reference that offers expert advice, preferences, and opinions on a variety of clinical questions commonly associated with the retina. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to the retina with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate clinical diagnoses.Some of the questions that are answered inside the Second Edition include:Anything coming down the pike yet for dry age-related macular degeneration? How long are we going to have to keep doing frequent intravitreal injections -- Any other options anytime soon? What are we waiting for?What is hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis and why do I need to know about it?Are we ever going to use stem cells? For what? What’s the scoop?I just can’t keep up with all of the clinical trial acronyms. Can you tell me what study each refers to?What systemic medications require periodic fundus evaluation, what am I looking for, and what tests do I do?Explain all of these new anticoagulants to me. Should I consider stopping them preoperatively?Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists and specialists will appreciate. Optometrists, ophthalmologists, ophthalmologists-in-training, and even retina specialists will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format as well as the expert advice contained within.