Oculoplastic and Oculofacial Disorders: A Quick & Practical Guide - Jonathan J. Dutton

There is a growing need for more concise presentation of medical knowledge that simplifies not only the initial assimilation of critical information, but also allows a quick review of basic but comprehensive data.  Residents, fellows, and medical practitioners in all fields face increasing demands on their valuable time.  Ophthalmology residents must absorb a vast amount of clinical and surgical information and pass annual exams and national boards.  Fellows have only one or two years to learn detailed information on a vast array of disease entities that will serve them during their initial years in practice.  And most importantly, all ophthalmologists Board certified in the United States since the late 1980’s must periodically take exams for recertification every 10 years. World-wide, 80,000 – 100,000 ophthalmologists are required to undergo some formal recertification process. Currently, there are approximately 19,000 ophthalmologists and 44,000 optometrists in the United States.  In addition there and more than 1500 residents in training, with 516 new residents entering the 120 training programs each year, and more than 50 oculofacial fellows training in the 54 ASOPRS-approved fellowship programs.  In addition, practitioners in many other medical fields such as dermatology, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery, must frequently access information on eyelid and periocular disorders and orbital diseases encountered in their daily practice.  

The purpose of this book is to distil the most fundamental relevant information about a very wide array of oculoplastic disorders and diseases in a short series of bulleted sentences presented in a telegraphic style, omitting all unnecessary and redundant verbiage. Chapters cover the most critical information in several pages, thus simplifying initial learning and the later review process. 

This book will be of interest to ophthalmology residents and fellows in training, as well as all ophthalmologists who must sit for Board recertification every 10 years. In addition, this manual will also serve as an important reference source for optometrists, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, ENT facial surgeons, and family medicine specialists who require a brief review of eyelid and orbital information at their point of practice.