Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System 4th Edition

Your Essential Guide to the Visual System's Clinical Anatomy and Physiology

This book provides the ocular anatomy and physiology content needed for a thorough comprehension of the complex field of the visual system. This concise and well-referenced resource covers the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa and visual pathways, and histologic information. It offers a solid foundation for recognizing and understanding specific clinical situations and how they relate to anatomic structure, ensuring success in coursework, certification exams, and clinical practice.

Key Features

• Vivid Illustrations: Features vivid, full-color illustrations that help you visualize the clinical anatomy of the eye along with the cellular physiology behind diseases and disorders of the visual system.
• Clinical Application: Emphasizes clinical application throughout, helping you better understand the processes that occur in disease and dysfunction.
• New Images: It contains new OCT, OCTA, MRI, and CT images that demonstrate clinical views of ocular anatomy.
• Current Topics: It covers current topics such as genes essential in eye development, scleral and choroidal changes occurring with myopia progression, limbal stem cells, age-related macular degeneration and VEGF therapies, and microinvasive glaucoma surgical procedures.
• Updated Concepts: It includes updated concepts and terminology related to Edinger Westfall preganglionic cells, sensory innervation to the cornea, knees of Wilbrand, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells.
• Enhanced eBook: An enhanced eBook version is included, allowing you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.