Autor: Shinder, Roman 
Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Emergency Room
Evaluation and Treatment
1st Edition 2021, 290 p., 190 illus. in color

This book aims to cover the important pediatric ophthalmic diagnoses that present in the emergency room. A collaborative work of experienced experts, it describes the history, examination, testing, epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prognosis for a variety of disorders. Richly illustrated, the book off ers an invaluable tool for all specialists and trainees entrusted with the care of children presenting with ocular conditions.

Across 17 comprehensive yet concise chapters, this book provides an overview on a number of typical pathologies, including trauma, infections, inflammations, and tumors. Organized into five sections, each chapter is written to relay broad insight into the common ophthalmic conditions that may bring a child in for an acute healthcare visit. Additionally, skillfully written text is further supplemented by many high-quality images, including clinical photographs, fundus images, radiographs, and intraoperative photos.  

Pediatric Ophthalmology in the Emergency Room meets the market need for a resource on this specific topic designed for trainee instruction. It is a valuable text for medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as anyone involved in the urgent or emergent care of children, including ER physicians, ophthalmologists, optometrists and other personnel.

CONTENTS

 PART 1. INTRODUCTION
1. Pediatric Patient Encounter in the Emergency Department

Nizar Tejani, Danielle AS Holmes, and Nooruddin R. Tejani

2. Ocular Motility in the Pediatric Emergency Room

James A. Deutsch and John R. Kroger

3. Imaging the Pediatric Patient

Aslan Efendizade, Suraj Patel, Zerwa Farooq, and Vinodkumar Velayudhan

PART 2. OPHTHALMIC TRAUMA

4. Orbital Trauma

Stella Y. Chung and Paul D. Langer

5. Eyelid Trauma

Adam R. Sweeney and Richard C. Allen

6. The Nasolacrimal System

Nora Siegal and Christopher B Chambers

7. Pediatric Corneal Emergencies

Douglas R. Lazzaro and Jennifer Barger

8. Anterior Chamber and Lens

Laura Palazzolo, Nicole Lanza, and Allison E. Rizzuti

9. Retina and the Posterior Segment

Ekjyot S Gill, Eric M Shrier, and Ilya Leskov

10. Neuro-Ophthalmic Trauma

Laura Palazzolo, Daniel Wang and Valerie I. Elmalem

PART 3. INFECTIONS

11. Ocular Infections

Charles Miller and Frank Cao

12. Extraocular

Liza M. Cohen and Daniel B. Rootman

PART 4. INFLAMMATIONS

13. Ocular Inflammation 

Levon Djenderedjian and David Mostafavi

14. Extraocular Inflammation

Valerie H. Chen and Edward. J. Wladis

PART 5. OPHTHALMIC CANCER AND MASSES

15. Tumors

Andrei P. Martin, Lauren A. Dalvin, Li-Anne S. Lim, and Carol L. Shields

16. Ophthalmic Plastics

Sana Ali Bautista and William Rocamora Katowitz

17. Headache and Visual Loss

Valerie I. Elmalem, Duaa Sharfi and Daniel Wang