The Eye Book: Eyes and Eye Problems Explained (2000) by Ian Grierson PDF

Description

The Eye Book is an essential read for anyone who wears glasses, for parents of children with eye problems, for students considering training in orthoptics or optometry, and for health-care professionals looking for an overview of eye health. It is written in a lively readable style and a glossary is provided for technical and medical terms. The structure and function of the eye and the mechanisms of vision are explained in the initial chapters, with explanatory illustrations. Eye problems, eye diseases and their treatment are examined, and the function of different eye-care professionals is explained. Modern medical techniques are also described, including laser treatment, transplantation of cells, and rejuvenation therapy which may give the possibility of restoring diminished sight. The book is illustrated throughout with helpful figures and explanatory illustrations, including 17 colour plates.

Reviews

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

⭐I bought this for my granddaughter who is interested in a career in helping eye patients

⭐Informative and easy to understand. Would recommend.

⭐If you or a loved one have eye health problems such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, AMD, cataracts, etc., this book will give you about as good an understanding as you can get without getting into specialist publications intended for professionals, and thus largely unreadable to the rest of us. Certainly this book is a LOT better than the potted few paragraphs other “consumer guides” provide. One negative is that the titles to the chapters are just plain dumb (such as “Who Am Eye”) meaning they tell the reader nothing and forcing readers to use the index to find topics.This is not a book anyone is likely to read from cover to cover, despite the publisher saying “essential reading for anyone wearing eyeglasses . . .” on the back cover. But it is a very good, readable, reference work.