Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

Code: BK4779

  Wei Qi-ping, Andy Rosenfarb,
  2011
  Specialised Chinese medicine - B02
  Chinese Medicine (B1-B4)

Description

Eye diseases, occuring independently or as a complication of other disease plague millions around the world and can sometimeslead to blindness. This book uses the standard TCM approach totreating eye disorders. (2011) 345pp

The treatment of ophthalmologic diseases with TCM is a unique specialty in which most practitioners of Chinese medicine have little confidence. Eye diseases, occurring independently or as a complication of other diseases, plague millions around the world and can sometimes lead to blindness. Using the benefits of Chinese medicine to facilitate recovery or alleviate suffering from this category of often debilitating disease is a wonderful gift to share with all medical professionals.

With the aid of this carefully edited text representing the standard TCM approach to treating eye disorders in China, doctors of Chinese medicine can now learn how to effectively treat or slow the progression of eye diseases.


Part 1 includes a brief introduction to the history of Chinese medicinal ophthalmology, anatomy and physiology of the eye and common ophthalmic examination methods, the relationship between the eye and Zang-fu organs and meridians, pattern differentiation methods of eye diseases, internal and external therapy, commonly used acupoints and acupuncture methods are elucidated with great emphasis in this book



Part 2 introduces 40 kinds of eye diseases according to anatomical position -- eyelid, conjunctiva, sclera, cornea, iris, lens, retina, choroids and optic nerve. The commonly seen and stubborn eyes diseases like blepharoptosis, dry eye, herpes simplex keratitis, ischemic optic neuropathy, retinitis pigmentosa, and optic atrophy are introduced in a more detailed way.

Date reviewed

03-03-2012

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