All about Your Eyes

Book Overview

A concise, easy-to-understand reference book, All about Your Eyes tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes and what to expect from your eye doctor.

In this reliable guide, leading eye care experts:
--explain how healthy eyes work
--describe various eye diseases, including pink eye, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy
--provide up-to-date information on eye surgery, including refractive, laser, and cosmetic

For each eye problem, the authors describe in simple, straightforward language
--what it is
--the symptoms
--what, if anything, you can do to prevent it
--when to call the doctor
--the treatment
--the likelihood of recovery

All about Your Eyes includes a glossary of technical terms and, following each entry, links to web sites where further information may be found.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822336995
• ISBN13: 9780822336990
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"