Basic Science,
Refraction and Pathology

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By Morton E. Smith, MD, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO; Marilyn C. Kincaid, MD, St. Louis, MO; and Constance E. West, MD, Cincinnati, OH

• March 2002

• 8 1/2 X11, hard cover

• 0-323-00236-6

Table of Contents

Part 1 Basic Science – Marilyn C. Kincaid

1. Why Study Basic Science?

2. Genetics and Embryology: How It All Begins
3. Structure of the Eye
4. Cornea and Sclera – The Outer Coats
5. Tears: The Ins and Outs
6. Aqueous – The Inner Circulation
7. Uveal Tract – The Pigmented Layer
8. Lens and Accommodation
9. Retina and Optic Nerve: How We See
10. Orbit and Adnexa – Protection and Support

Part 2 Refraction – Constance E. West

11. Ophthalmic Optics
12. Thick Lenses and Models of the Human Eye
13. The Ametropias
14. Astigmatic Lenses
15. Prisms
16. Accommodation, Presbyopia, and Bifocals
17. Magnification
18. Aberrations of Spherical Lenses
19. Contact Lenses
20. Assessment of Vision
21. Physical Optics
22. Summary of Important Equations and Relationships

Part 3 Pathology – Morton E. Smith

23. Intraocular Neoplasms