Decision Making in Ophthalmology: An Algorithmic Approach

This is a book of algorithms or ‘decision trees’ which make the process of decision-making visible. Not everyone follows the same pathways of thinking, and you may find chapters in the book where you would have made different choices, but in most cases, you hopefully would have finished at the same end point(s). The ‘trees’ have partially been color-coded: surgical treatments are shown in red, pharmaceutical ones in green, and other treatments in blue. In each chapter, the text is not meant to provide a complete review of a topic and the references mostly refer to the text in general, not to a specific paragraph. This is also true for the figures.

Key Features :

• processes used in the diagnosis and treatment of 145 common and uncommon ophthalmic conditions, including
• General Ophthalmology
• Oculoplastics
• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Corneal Disorders
• Glaucoma and Intraocular Problems
• Lens Disorders
• Retinal and Vitreous Disorders
• Uveitis
• Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders
• Each chapter features an algorithm that details in a step-by-step fashion how a clinician should proceed from a symptom or sign to a diagnosis or from a diagnosis to an appropriate management plan.
• Features new to this edition include
• Updated content, including new chapters on Orbital Compartment Syndrome, Corneal Endothelial Dystrophies, Uveitic Glaucoma, Diplopia after Cataract Surgery, and Imaging in Ophthalmology.
• New full color format, with the addition of tables, illustrations, and color images that help to illustrate key clinical findings.