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Pocket atlas of ophthalmology / edited by Torsten Schlote... [et al.]; with articles by Faik Gelisken ... [et al.].

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 3-13-139821-3 (GTV: alk. paper) – ISBN 1-58890-452-0 (TNY: alk. paper)

1. Ophthalmology–Atlases. 2. Eye–Diseases–At- lases. I. Schlote, Torsten. II. Gelisken, Faik. III. Title. [DNLM: 1. Eye Diseases–Atlases.

WW 17 P739 2006a] RE71.P64 2006 617.7–dc22

2006011949

This book is an authorized and revised translation of the 1st German edition published and copyrighted 2004 by Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. Title of the German edition: Taschenatlas Augenheilkunde

Translator: mt-g Medical Translation GmbH, Neu-Ulm, Germany

© 2006 Georg Thieme Verlag, Rüdigerstrasse 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany http://www.thieme.de

Thieme New York, 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA http://www.thieme.com

Cover design: Thieme Marketing Drawings: Karin Baum

Typesetting by OADF Electronic Publishing, Holzgerlingen

Printed in Germany by Appl Aprinta Druck, Wemding

10 ISBN 3-13-139821-3 (GTV)

13 ISBN 978-3-13-139821-5 (GTV) 10 ISBN 1-58890-452-0 (TNY)

IV 13 ISBN 978-1-58890-452-2 (TNY)

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Important note: Medicine is an ever-changing science undergoing continual development. Research and clinical experience are continually expanding our knowledge, in particular our knowledge of proper treatment and drug therapy. Insofar as this book mentions any dosage or application, readers may rest assured that the authors, editors, and publishers have made every effort to ensure that such references are in accordance with the state of knowledge at the time of production of the book.

Nevertheless, this does not involve, imply, or express any guarantee or responsibility on the part of the publishers in respect to any dosage instructions and forms of applications stated in the book. Every user is requested to examine carefully the manufacturers’ leaflets accompanying each drug and to check, if necessary in consultation with a physician or specialist, whetherthedosageschedulesmentionedtherein or the contraindications stated by the manufacturers differ from the statements made in the present book. Such examination is particularly important with drugs that are either rarely used or have been newly released on the market. Every dosage schedule or every form of application used is entirely at the user’s own risk and responsibility. The authors and publishers request every user to report to the publishers any discrepancies or inaccuracies noticed.

Some of the product names, patents, and registered designs referred to in this book are in fact registered trademarks or proprietary names even though specific reference to this fact is not always made in the text. Therefore, the appearance of a name without designation as proprietary is not to be construed as a representation by the publisher that it is in the public domain. This book, including all parts thereof, is legally protected by copyright. Any use, exploitation, or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation, without the publisher’s consent, is illegal and liable to prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, mimeographing, preparation of microfilms,andelectronicdataprocessingandstorage.

Like other medical specialties, ophthalmology undergoes constant enormous development in all its subspecialties. Assembling essential information is therefore an ever-recurring task, which needs to be done in various ways and for various target groups. The specialty of ophthalmology owes its development in recent years to numerous technical innovations. However, these can benefit the patient fully only when there is comprehensive knowledge of the clinical features of diseases. The primary concern of this pocket atlas is to assist with this. A pocket atlas of ophthalmology does not and cannot compete with detailed textbooks. However, the special concept of the pocket atlas has permitted the inclusion of an extraordinarily wide range of illustrations as measured by the overall scope of the book. The up-to-date explanations in the text support these illustrations in a deliberately brief form, as the aim of all the authors involved was to integrate essential information about all the important diseases of the specialty.

The book is intended for students and junior doctors training in ophthalmology, without rendering detailed textbooks superfluous. However, the ready availability of basic information coupled with the extensive illustrations should awaken the interest of colleagues in other specialties.

At this point, the editors would like to thank all of the authors involved, who through their competent articles enabled the entire spectrum of the latest clinical ophthalmology to be illustrated in a compressed form. Our special thanks go to Ms. Regina Hofer, graphic artist at Tübingen University Eye Clinic, whose illustrations

have substantially enriched this pocket atlas. Furthermore, we are greatly obliged to the staff of the photographic department of Tübingen University Eye Clinic as the majority of the high-quality illustrations is derived from their work and they assisted us actively in the choice of illustrations. We thank and acknowledge the publisher, Thieme, for not hesitating to turn this project into a reality in times of constricted economic scope. We also thank Randall L. Goodman, Santa Maria, California, USA, for his invaluable assistance in adapting the book to meet the needs of the international marketplace.

We hope and wish that this atlas will provide readers with a clearly structured and informative book that will assist them in their practical work for the benefit of patients.

Torsten Schlote

Matthias Grüb

Jörg Mielke

Martin Rohrbach