The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) (2021) by Gary H. Cassel PDF

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The Owner’s Manual for Your Eyes: The most comprehensive guide to taking care of vision.Winner of the National Health Information Award (Consumer Decision-Making Information) by the National Health Information Awards, American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by the American Book FestIn The Eye Book, specialist Dr. Gary H. Cassel presents readers with trusted, evidence-based information they can rely on to protect vision and learn more about how to treat any eye problems that come up. This easy-to-understand volume takes a step-by-step approach, providing an overview of the eye’s anatomy, a tour of healthy vision, and an explanation of what steps readers and health care providers should take to address vision issues. Drawing on years of clinical experience with patients, Cassel also looks at eye complications associated with common medical conditions (for example, diabetes) along with the best treatments for eye conditions, such as cataracts and glaucoma.Now in its second edition, this bestselling book continues to provide the interested reader, along with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, internists, and family doctors, with practical information about • eyeglass materials, contact lenses, and refractive surgeries (including LASIK) to improve vision• tips to spot and treat common eye irritations and infections, including conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) • advice about when people should take care of an eye problem on their own and when they need to consult with an expert • what people (and their health care providers) can do about blurriness, dry eyes, eye strain, eye allergies, and floaters • how vision problems may be a sign of other health conditions, including thyroid problems and multiple sclerosis• which medications may affect vision• what people within and outside of the medical field need to know about macular degeneration and low visionRichly illustrated and engagingly written, this edition features special bonus material, including a chapter on cosmetics and the eye, FAQs (“Can cataracts grow back after cataract surgery?”; “Will I go blind from my glaucoma?”), and a handy symptom index that allows readers to research topics by the presentation of an eye problem. Useful for everyone, including general medical professionals who want to learn more about the health of the eyes, this up-to-date, in-depth, and authoritative book will serve as a users’ manual for the eyes and help promote better vision for a brighter tomorrow.

Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I’m a layperson who knew very little about the eye, how it works, and how eye problems are address. I found The Eye Book to be a fabulous introductory overview. It’s well-written, and the illustrations are excellent.I learned a lot, and I plan to ask my optometrist a few reasonably intelligent questions during my next exam.

⭐I actually cannot speak to the merits of the book as a whole. It may be spot on, but I have some doubts. Specifically, on page 459 in discussing Blood Pressure Medications, the author says, “Imagine a hose with water running through it so fast that it’s about to burst”. Now, I get that the author is not likely an engineer or physicist, but perhaps he should consult with one. Last time I checked PRESSURE, not VELOCITY will burst a hose. He goes on to discuss “volume” and “rate” as if they were separate entities. In a static situation the might be (except that rate cannot be static), but volume flow rate is the only relevant issue in his analogy. That whole paragraph is lame. Hopefully it is not representative of the book as a whole.