Updates on Myopia :A Clinical Perspective

Marcus Ang(editor)Tien Y. Wong(editor)

This open access book discusses basic clinical concepts of myopia, prevention of progression and surgical treatments for myopia and pathological myopia. It also summarises the latest evidence and best practices for managing myopia, high myopia and its complications. Written by leading experts, the book addresses clinical diagnosis and interpretation of imaging modalities, and various complications of myopia such as glaucoma, choroidal neovascularization, retinal degeneration and cataracts. It is a valuable comprehensive resource for general and sub-specialist ophthalmologists as well as residents and ophthalmologists in training. This open access book discusses basic clinical concepts of myopia, prevention of progression and surgical treatments for myopia and pathological myopia. It also summarises the latest evidence and best practices for managing myopia, high myopia and its complications. Written by leading experts, the book addresses clinical diagnosis and interpretation of imaging modalities, and various complications of myopia such as glaucoma, choroidal neovascularization, retinal degeneration and cataracts. It is a valuable comprehensive resource for general and sub-specialist ophthalmologists as well as residents and ophthalmologists in training.

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Description of Updates on Myopia :A Clinical Perspective

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Vendor

SpringerOpen

Publication

SpringerOpen

Publish Date

2020 Jul 06

Authors

Marcus Ang(editor)Tien Y. Wong(editor)

ISBN

978-981-13-8491-2

Subjects

Health Sciences

About the authors

Marcus Ang(editor)

Associate Professor Marcus Ang is Senior Consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). He was awarded Dean’s List at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the Best Houseman Award followed by Best Registrar Award in his early clinical practice. His other early academic achievements include the Ministry of Health Scholarship, Masters in Clinical Investigation (NUS) and Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology, NUS). He was appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) after being awarded with the four FAMS Gold Medals. He further developed his clinical specialty in Cornea Transplantation and was rewarded with a Honorary Consultant position at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, UK.

Marcus Ang(editor)

Tien Y. Wong(editor)

Bio I am currently Professor and Chair of the Ophthalmology and Visual Science Program and Medical Director of the Singapore National Eye Center. I am concurrently Vice-Dean, Office of Clinical Sciences at the Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore. I was previously Executive Director of the Singapore Eye Research Institute, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the National University of Singapore and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. I balance clinical practice in ophthalmology, focusing on retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, with a broad-based research program comprising epidemiological, clinical and translational studies of Asian eye diseases, and on the use of retinal imaging to predict disease risk. I have authored >1,000 peer-reviewed papers, including papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, JAMA, and Nature, given >300 invited plenary, symposium and named lectures, and received >US$50 million in grant funding. I have received numerous awards, including the Alcon Institute Research Award, the Arnall Patz Award from the Macula Society and the Singapore's President’s Science Award.