Human Ophthalmology

In this app we have put together key ophthalmic disorders we think you need to have seen.

There are descriptions and colour pictures of the different causes of The Red Eye and the common causes of acute loss of vision. This app summarises the key points in the ophthalmology curriculum complied by the Task Force of the International Council of Ophthalmology and is a format that is very portable! We hope you find this useful. Ophthalmology is a fascinating discipline and you can see the pathology directly. We hope that we can stimulate your interest to read further and to further develop your skills.

The content of this app include the following :

Introduction to Ophthalmology

Ocular Emergencies in Primary Health Care

Diabetes Complications

Age-related Disorders of the Eye

Retinoblastoma (RB) - Symptoms and Treatment

Viral Conjunctivitis - Symptoms and Treatment

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

Congenital Anomalies of the Eye

Ophthalmic Disorders Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. The word ophthalmology comes from the Greek roots ophthalmos meaning eye and logos meaning word; ophthalmology literally means "The science of eyes." As a discipline it applies to animal eyes also, since the differences from human practice are surprisingly minor and are related mainly to differences in anatomy or prevalence, not differences in disease processes. By convention, the term ophthalmologist is more restricted and implies a medically trained specialist. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are generally categorized as surgeons.