
Handbook of Retinal Screening in Diabetes: Diagnosis and Management 2nd Edition
Author(s): Roy Taylor (Editor), Deborah Batey
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication Date: 10 April 2012
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 184 pages
- ISBN-10: 0470658495
- ISBN-13: 9780470658499
Book Description
Keen to brush up your practical skills in advance of your retinal screening diploma?
Handbook of Retinal Screening in Diabetes: Diagnosis and Management 2E is the perfect book for you, providing a full colour, clinical and practical guide in how to correctly screen people with diabetes and interpret the results, in order to formulate a diagnosis and subsequent management plan.Starting with the basics of diabetic retinopathy, it outlines why to screen, how to screen safely and correctly, and also describes the normal retina. It then moves on to examine each different form of retinopathy, supported by outstanding colour photographs illustrating the appearance of the retina, plus an analysis on the best treatment at each stage.
In addition, self-assessment questions are provided to help screeners to prepare for the now mandatory retinal screening qualifications. Information is given on related UK, European and US organisations, including guidelines and retinal screening support.
Accompanying the book is a website containing all full colour retinopathy images from the book, fully available for download into scientific presentations.
With increased importance now being placed on retinal screening and the UK retinal screening diploma, this book is an essential tool for all health professionals working in opthalmology, diabetes/endocrinology and optometry who screen patients with diabetic eye disease.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This handbook is an essential resource for diabetic retinopathy screeners. . . This is an excellent concise volume on the basics of retinal screening.” (Diabetes Update, 1 March 2014)
About the Author
Roy Taylor is Professor of Medicine and Metabolism at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Newcastle Diabetes Centre. He is a member of the Project Advisory Group of the National Screening Programme for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy and a former President of The British Association of Retinal Screeners. Professor Taylor lectures widely about diabetic retinopathy and is recognized as an outstanding teacher on the subject.
Deborah Batey is a senior retinal screener and?quality assurance manager for the Newcastle retinal screening service. She has a major role in teaching and training retinal screeners.
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