A Case-Based Guide to Eye Pain

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<p>Diagnosing a patient with unexplained ocular pain can be time-consuming and difficult, but taking an anatomic approach and excluding causes along the way can aid in the diagnosis. This book provides the reader with a systematic evaluation plan for these cases, written and edited by leaders in the field.<i>A Case-Based Guide to Eye Pain</i>is written for both ophthalmologists and neuro-ophthalmologists since there are not enough neuro-ophthalmologists to treat the number of patients with unexplained ocular pain and general ophthalmologists are having to take on the diagnosis and treatment of these patients.</p><p></p><p>Organized in an easy-to-use manner, each case covers the following key elements: the chief complaint, history of the present illness, the examination, assessment and plan, follow-up, alternate perspective, summary points, and key references. Tables are also available to help the reader rapidly sort through cases that may apply to a sign, symptom, historical feature, diagnostic test or treatment option.  This allows the practitioner who has a patient with a particular concern to use the tables to identify a case discussion.  Additionally,<i>A Case-based Guide to Eye Pain</i> includes an appendices with the general approach to eye pain and anatomy of the trigeminal pathway and its relation to eye pain.</p><p></p>

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Michael Lee, MD, is Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, and is the Mackall-Scheie Research Chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He is also the Ophthalmology Residency Program Director, Co-Director for the Center for Thyroid Eye Disease, and Director of Neuro-ophthalmology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lee sees patients with a variety of neuro-ophthalmic problems, including blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, double vision, eye pain, pseudotumor cerebri, thyroid eye disease and giant cell arteritis.<div><br/></div><div>Kathleen Digre, MD, is Professor, Neurology and Ophthalmology, Director of Neuro-ophthalmology Moran Eye Center, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship, and Director of Headache Clinic, at the University of Utah. She is also Adjunct Professor of Obstetr</div>ics and Gynecology andAdjunct Professor of Anesthesia.<div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

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