Handbook of Pediatric Strabismus and Amblyopia

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Handbook of Pediatric

Strabismus and Amblyopia

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Handbook of Pediatric Strabismus and

Amblyopia

Edited by

Kenneth W. Wright, MD

Director, Wright Foundation for Pediatric Ophthalmology Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California—Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Peter H. Spiegel, MD

Focus On You, Inc., Palm Desert, California Inland Eye Clinic, Murrieta, California Children’s Eye Institute, Upland, California

Lisa S. Thompson, MD

Attending Physician, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

Illustrators

Timothy C. Hengst, CMI Susan Gilbert, CMI Faith Cogswell

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Kenneth W. Wright, MD Peter H. Spiegel, MD Director, Wright Foundation for Focus On You, Inc.

Pediatric Ophthalmology Palm Desert, CA Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Inland Eye Clinic,

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Murrieta, CA Clinical Professor of Children’s Eye

Ophthalmology, University of Institute Southern California—Keck School Upland, CA

of Medicine USA

Los Angeles, CA USA

Lisa S. Thompson, MD Attending Physician

Stroger Hospital of Cook County Chicago, IL

USA

Library of Congress Control Number: 2005932932 ISBN 10: 0-387-27924-5 e-ISBN 0-387-27925-4 ISBN 13: 978-0387-27924-4

Printed on acid-free paper.

Reprinted from Wright and Spiegel: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, second edition, 2003 Springer Science+Business Media.

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Preface

The Handbook of Pediatric Strabismus and Amblyopia is a practical, easy-to-understand resource on the diagnosis and management of both common and the more esoteric forms of strabismus. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the basis of the strabismus, not rote memorization of strabismus patterns.

Concepts regarding sensory adaptations and sensory testing are described in a simple way to elucidate rather than confuse the reader. An in-depth chapter on visual development and the pathophysiology of amblyopia is included.

The goal of the Handbook of Pediatric Strabismus and Amblyopiais to make this often confusing subject simple and easy to understand. This book should make an excellent resource for board review. Chapters are reader friendly. They are organized with clear sub-headings that allow the readers to quickly ﬁnd their area of interest. Diagrams and drawings are prevalent throughout the book to help illustrate otherwise difﬁcult or complex concepts. Composite strabismus photographs are included to demonstrate the strabismus as it actually appears in the clinical setting and to help with pattern recog- nition. These composite strabismus photographs are very useful for board review. Each chapter is fully referenced to provide evidence-based practice guidelines and further in-depth reading.

An important use of the handbook is patient and family education. Families are rightfully concerned about the strabismus and they have often been told conﬂicting and confusing information about it. Information, including diagrams and photographs from the handbook, can be shared with the families to clarify their speciﬁc type of strabismus. This important information is often lacking in general texts on ophthalmology.

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I hope you will ﬁnd the Handbook of Strabismus and Amblyopiato be an invaluable adjunct to your practice and for board review.

Kenneth W. Wright, MD

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Contributors

Brian N. Bachynski, MD David L. Guyton, MD Richard W. Hertle, MD, FACS Pauline Hong, MD

Mitra Maybodi, MD Joseph M. Miller, MD Ann U. Stout, MD Constance E. West, MD Kenneth W. Wright, MD

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