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Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A concise, easy-to-understand reference book, the revised and updated second edition of the bestselling All about Your Eyes tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes, various eye diseases and treatments, and what to expect from your eye doctor"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the co-author of Three Cups of Tea comes the inspiring story of two very different doctors—one from the United States, the other from Nepal—united in a common mission: to rid the world of preventable blindness.
In this transporting book, David Oliver Relin shines a light on the work of Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, gifted ophthalmologists who have dedicated their lives to restoring sight to some of the world's most...
In this transporting book, David Oliver Relin shines a light on the work of Geoffrey Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, gifted ophthalmologists who have dedicated their lives to restoring sight to some of the world's most...
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Publisher
Lyons Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
More than 180 million Americans have a problem with their vision. Most believe there's not much they can do on their own to change how much (or how little) they see. Now there is hope. In the past decade, an overwhelming number of clinical studies have shown that eating specific nutrients can help maintain vision well into old age, alleviate eye conditions, and even reverse the progress of diseases. In this book, top ophthalmologist Dr. Neal Adams...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In easy to understand language, ophthalmologist Michael Samuel, M.D., a renowned retinal specialist, casts the spotlight on this disease and offers a wealth of insights into what macular degeneration is, what causes it, and the array of contemporary treatment options."--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Is color a phenomenon of science or a thing of art? Over the years, color has dazzled, enhanced, and clarified the world we see, embraced through the experimental palettes of painting, the advent of the color photograph, Technicolor pictures, color printing, on and on, a vivid and vibrant celebrated continuum. These turns to represent reality in "living color" echo our evolutionary reliance on and indeed privileging of color as a complex and vital...
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Does an Owl Wear Eyeglasses? explores the eyes and sight-abilities of various animals--and why most don't need or won't ever wear glasses. This leads into an exploration of how humans are able to improve their natural sight (and see things well beyond what 20/20 vision offers) and how people with vision limitations handle their daily lives."--
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This fully updated new edition teaches you exactly what they need to know, starting with taking a history and examination, before moving through specific conditions and their treatment. It includes new chapters on tropical ophthalmology, ocular oncology and giant cell arteritis, extra chapters on red eye and painful loss of vision and discussion of new scientific findings surrounding the cornea. Fully supported by a brand new companion website at...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Anagrama
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Dos temas articulan la sugerente trama de esta novela: la mirada y la ciudad. Un espacio definido les sirve de vínculo: la clínica oftalmológica del doctor Suárez, versión mexicana de la célebre Clinica Barraquer en Barcelona. Casa de los signos, el edificio levantado por Suárez pretendre servir a la vista y a la visión, a la salud y las formas trascendentes que entran por los ojos. Pero este ideal ocurre en un México convulso, donde el...
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