TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kaimbo Wa Kaimbo,Dieudonne
TI  - Myopia: optics, clinical presentation and management 
T2  - Eye and vision research developments
SN  - 9781631179051
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Biomedical
KW  - Myopia
KW  - Etiology
KW  - Surgery
KW  - Treatment
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages288-293), glossary and index; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Definition, Natural History, Pathogenesis, Genetics -- Epidemiology and Risk Factors -- Anatomy of the Eye -- Geometrical Optics -- Physical Optics -- Biology of the Eye -- The Optics of Myopia -- Diagnosing Myopia -- Myopia and Associations -- Pathologic Complications Associated with Increasing Myopia -- Myopia and Management -- Myopia and Progression -- Glossary -- Author's Contact Information -- Index
N2  - Myopia is a common ocular condition affecting approximately 1.6 billion people worldwide. An increasing trend of myopia has been observed throughout the world and the prevalence of myopia is expected to increase to 2.5 billion by the year 2020. This book focuses on definition, mechanisms, optics, refraction, clinical presentation, complications and management of myopia in regards of recent advances. Myopia (nearsightedness) is a refractive error (ametropia) that occurs when parallel rays of light entering the non-accommodating eye are not focused on the retina. As a result, images of distant o
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