The Eye Care Sourcebook

The most comprehensive, patient-friendly guide to eye care availableThe Eye Care Sourcebook offers you the best approach for obtaining quality eye care. It provides an overview of LASIK and other forms of vision correction, as well as in-depth descriptions of most major eye problems, including poor vision among elderly people, macular degeneration, cataracts, itchy and burning eyes, and more.

Jay B. Lavine, M.D., has lectured and taught doctors, medical students and the general public in the areas of eye care, preventive nutrition, and medical ethics. His ophthalmology practice in Phoenix is known for its ethical and prevention-oriented approach.

Foreword

ix

Introduction

xi

Myths About Vision and the Eyes

1

(4)

It is Desirable to Detect Cataract As Soon As It Appears

Cataracts Are Removed by Laser

Eye Pressure Checks Diagnose Glaucoma

Contact Lenses Help Keep Eyes from Changing

Exercises Can Improve Your Vision

Wearing Your Glasses Too Much Makes You Dependent on Them

People Who Need Glasses Have Weak Eyes

Reading in the Dark Harms Your Eyes

Using Your Eyes Too Much Weakens Them

Children Often Outgrow Crossed Eyes

Taking Vitamin Supplements Is the Best Way to Good Nutrition

A Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet Helps with Weight Loss and Prevents Diabetes

Eating Whatever You Want in Moderation Is the Key to Good Nutrition and Healthy Eyes

Most Eye Diseases Cannot Be Prevented

What Should You Do If...?

5

(4)

You Get Some Acid, Oven Cleaner, or Other Chemical in Your Eyes?

You Suddenly Lose Vision in One Eye?

You Get a Foreign Body in Your Eye?

You Can't Get Your Contact Lens Out?

You See Floating Spots and Flashing Lights?

Your Eyelid Keeps Twitching?

Anatomy of the Eye

9

(12)

The Cornea

The Sclera and Conjunctiva

The Anterior Chamber

The Trabecular Meshwork

The Ciliary Body

The Iris and Pupil

The Lens

The Vitreous Humor

The Choroid

The Retina

The Optic Nerve

The External Eye Muscles

Eye History and Examination

21

(18)

The History

The Eye Examination

Vision Correction

39

(20)

Eyeglasses

Contact Lenses

Refractive Surgery

Eyelids and Lacrimal System

59

(24)

Blepharitis

Chalazia and Styes

Dry Eye Syndrome

Lacrimal Problems

Common Eyelid Tumors

Ectropion and Entropion

Ptosis

Cornea and Conjunctiva

83

(24)

Corneal Abrasions and Lacerations

Superficial Foreign Bodies

Corneal Clouding

Corneal Infections and Ulcers

Conjunctivitis

Allergies and the Eye

Episcleritis

Pterygium

Pinguecula

Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Eye Muscles

107

(14)

Esotropia

Amblyopia

Exotropia

Exophoria and Esophoria

Double Vision

Long-Standing Muscle Imbalances

Cataract

121

(24)

The Crystalline Lens

Types of Cataract

How Cataract Occurs

How the Lens Protects Itself from Oxidation

Preventing Cataract

Daily Vitamins: Panacea or Placebo?

Antioxidants

The Dairy Connection

Other Risk Factors for Cataract

Cataract Surgery

Summary and Recommendations

Glaucoma

145

(28)

A Careful Examination: The Key to Diagnosis

Glucoma Treatment: Control Is the Goal

The Effects of Lifestyle Choices on Glaucoma

Glaucoma Surgery

Summary

Recommendations

Diabetes

173

(14)

Complications of Diabetes

The Eye: The Body's Showcase for Diabetic Complications

Diabetic Retinopathy: The Greatest Threat to Vision

Laser: It May Save Your Vision, but Don't Get Burned!

Controlling Retinopathy Naturally

Magnesium: The Case of the Disappearing Mineral

Promising Nutritional Approaches

Summary

Recommendations

Retina and Optic Nerve

187

(48)

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Parts of the Retina

Types of Macular Degeneration

Causes of Macular Degeneration

Nutritional Considerations

Other Lifestyle Risk Factors

Staying Dry: Self-Monitoring

Surgery for Macular Degeneration

Retinal Detachment

Macular Holes and Pucker

High Blood Pressure and the Eye

Retinal Blood Vessel Occlusions

Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome

Toxoplasmosis

Optic Nerve Problems

Special Topics

235

(42)

Uveitis

Headaches

Thyroid Disorders

Parkinson's Disease

Herpes Infections

AIDS

Optimizing Infant Vision

Drug Side Effects

A Primer on Nutrition

277

(28)

Energy Sources

Fiber

Vitamins

Minerals

Phytochemicals

Notes

305

(6)

Glossary

311

(10)

Selected Resources

321

(2)

Bibliography

323

(6)

Index

329

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