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Author Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo, Dieudonne.

Title Myopia : optics, clinical presentation and management / Dieudonne Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo.

Publication Info. New York : Nova Biomedical, 2014.

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 Axe EBSCO Clinical Nursing E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Eye and vision research developments.
Eye and vision research developments series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages288-293), glossary and index.
Contents Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Definition, Natural History, Pathogenesis, Genetics -- Epidemiology and Risk Factors -- Anatomy of the Eye -- Geometrical Optics -- Physical Optics -- Biology of the Eye -- The Optics of Myopia -- Diagnosing Myopia -- Myopia and Associations -- Pathologic Complications Associated with Increasing Myopia -- Myopia and Management -- Myopia and Progression -- Glossary -- Author's Contact Information -- Index.
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Summary Myopia is a common ocular condition affecting approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide. An increasing trend of myopia has been observed throughout the world and the prevalence of myopia is expected to increase to 2.5 billion by the year 2020. This book focuses on definition, mechanisms, optics, refraction, clinical presentation, complications and management of myopia in regards of recent advances. Myopia (nearsightedness) is a refractive error (ametropia) that occurs when parallel rays of light entering the non-accommodating eye are not focused on the retina. As a result, images of distant o.
Subject Myopia -- Etiology.
Myopia -- Surgery.
Myopia -- Treatment.
Myopia.
Myopia
Myopie -- Étiologie.
Myopie -- Chirurgie.
Myopie -- Traitement.
Myopie.
MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
Myopia
Myopia -- Surgery
Myopia -- Treatment
Other Form: Print version: Myopia. New York : Nova Biomedical, 2014 9781631175060 (DLC) 2014938427
ISBN 9781631179051 (ebook)
1631179055
1631175068 (hbk.)
9781631175060 (hbk.)

 
    
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