4th Edition

Eye Care in Developing Nations

By Larry Schwab Copyright 2007
    272 Pages 173 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The number of the millions of blind in the world continues to grow, causing needless social and economic deprivation. Most of these blind can be cured, and much of the remainder prevented if all people had access to the simple and effective interventions that already exist. In this newly revised fourth edition of ‘Eye Care in Developing Nations’, the author describes in practical detail, what these interventions consist of and how they can be readily implemented. This is the handyman’s guide to delivering eye services to low-resource populations, whether they are pockets of poverty in otherwise affluent countries or broadly deprived populations living in the developing world.

    Demand for the first three editions from around the world has proved this book’s value. In this expanded and updated edition all chapters have been revised to reflect developments in public health and in medical and surgical treatments and techniques. The book’s value is further enhanced in the fourth edition by the greater emphasis given to clinical ophthalmology and the provision for the first time of colour photos and diagrams throughout.

    Introduction to Public Health Ophthalmology
    Public Health, Preventative Care, Eye Care Delivery, Evaluation and Sustainability

    Eye Care in Developing Nations

    Cataract
    Trachoma
    Blinding Malnutrition
    Glaucoma
    Ocular Trauma
    Onchocerciasis
    Leprosy
    External Disease
    Other Blinding Disorders
    Appropriate Technology
    Refractive Errors
    Low Vision

    Ophthalmology Backgrounder
    Anatomy and Physiology
    The Eye Examination

    Biography

    Larry Schwab