The epidemiology of eye disease /

The epidemiology of eye disease / edited by Gordon J. Johnson ... [et al.]. - 3rd ed. - London : Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific, 2012 - xix, 645 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Prevalence, incidence and distribution of visual impairment / 2. Epidemiological research methods: an outline / 3. Cross-sectional studies / 4. Case-control studies / 5. Cohort studies / 6. Genetic epidemiology / 7. Clinical trials / 8. Screening in ophthalmology / 9. Research synthesis / 10. Age-related cataract / 11. Epidemiology of refractive errors and presbyopia / 12. The epidemiology of low vision / 13. Glaucoma / 14. Visual impairment and blindness in children -- 14a.Magnitude and causes / 14b.Vitamin A deficiency disorders / 14c.Ophthalmia neonatorum / G. V. S. Murthy and Gordon Johnson -- SECTION 2: METHODOLOGY -- Darwin Minassian and Hannah Kuper -- Darwin Minassian and Hannah Kuper -- Astrid Fletcher -- Emily Herrett and Hannah Kuper -- Christopher Hammond -- Maureen Maguire -- Richarad Wormald and Robert Lindfield -- Jennifer Evans and Richard Wormald -- SECTION 3: SPECIFIC ENTITIES -- Emily Gower and Sheila West -- Leslie Hyman and Ilesh Patel -- Gary Rubin -- Paul Foster and Harry Quigley -- Clare Gilbert and Jugnoo Rahi -- Keith West Jr. and Alfred Sommer -- Volker Klauss and Ulrich Schaller -- SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION -- 14d.Corneal disease in children / 14e.Cataract in children / 14f.Glaucoma in children / 14g.Retinopathy of prematurity / 15.Dry eye disease / 16.Corneal and external diseases -- 16a.Microbial keratitis / 16b.Viral infectious keratoconjunctivitis / 16c.Acanthamoeba keratitis / 16d.Ocular manifestations of leprosy / 16e.Vernal keratoconjunctivitis / 16f.Mooren's ulcer / 16g.Climatic droplet keratopathy / 16h.Pterygium / 17.Epidemiology of trachoma / 18.Onchocerciasis / 19.The epidemiology of uveitis / 20.Ocular complications of human immunodeficiency virus infection / 21.Diabetic retinopathy / 22.Age-related macular degeneration / Clare Gilbert -- Edward Wilson and Rupal Trivedi -- Maria Papadopoulos and Peng Tee Khaw -- Subhadra Jalali and Graham Quinn -- Debra Schaumberg and Giulio Ferrari -- John Whitcher, Mathua Srinivasan and Madan Upadhyay -- Stephen Tuft and Bita Manzouri -- Stephanie Watson and John Dart -- Paul Courtright and Susan Lewallen -- Stephen Tuft and Bita Manzouri -- Stephen Tuft and Bita Manzouri -- Gordon Johnson -- Gordon Johnson -- Sheila West and Robin Bailey -- Adrian Hopkins -- Jennifer Thorne and Douglas Jabs -- John Kempen -- Barbara Klein and Ronald Klein -- Jennifer Evans and Tien Wong -- Contents note continued: 23.From epidemiology to programme / 24.Global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness / Robert Lindfield, Hans Limburg and Allen Foster -- Robert Lindfield, Ivo Kocur, Hans Limburg and Allen Foster. Contents note continued: SECTION 4 PREVENTION STRATEGIES --

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Eye--Diseases--Epidemology.
Blindness--Prevention and control.

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