Basic And Clinical Science Course Section 3: Clinical Optics
Presents current applications of optical phenomena, including the optical foundations of lasers, spectacles, IOLs, and refractive surgery, and the design, fitting, and complications of contact lenses. Also covered are optics of the human eye, the design and use of ophthalmic instruments, basic concepts of geometrical optics, and the current approach to low vision management and vision rehabilitation
2007-2008 Basic and Clinical Science Course Section 2: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology
Provides the essential scientific grounding for current ophthalmic practice, including discussions of ocular anatomy, embryology, biochemistry, and pharmacology. Features coverage of the latest advances in molecular genetics related to ophthalmology.
2007 - 2008 Basic and Clinical Science Course Section 1: Update on General Medicine
Informs ophthalmologists about the medical conditions most likely to affect their patients, such as infectious, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases; cancer; and rheumatologic disorders. Includes a discussion of geriatrics and an extensively revised chapter on statistics. Contains numerous updated references as well as helpful tables listing the names, indications, and side effects of antiobiotic, antihypertensive, and anticancer drugs.
Nonlinear Analysis and Variational Problems: In Honor of George Isac
The chapters in this volume, written by international experts from different fields of mathematics, are devoted to honoring George Isac, a renowned mathematician. These contributions focus on recent developments in complementarity theory, variational principles, stability theory of functional equations, nonsmooth optimization, and several other important topics at the forefront of nonlinear analysis and optimization.
This third edition of A Dictionary of Virology offers an authoritative, concise, and up-to-date list of all viruses affecting vertebrate species, from humans to fish. It has been completely revised since the 1997 edition to include 25% more entries, including many completely new viruses. The entries have been restructured so that all viruses are listed and classified in accordance with the standards set by the 7th Report of the ICTV.
