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Explorer's Guide Montreal & Quebec City: A Great Destination
By Steven Howell. 2008
"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered...Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, and history."—National Geographic Traveler…
Montreal & Quebec City is a user-friendly and lighthearted travel guide that offers local flavor on where to stay, where to eat and what to do. Includes more than 400 listings—travel essentials like tips on crossing the border and suggested walking tours. Distinctive for their accuracy, simplicity, and conversational tone, the diverse travel guides in our Explorer's Great Destinations series meet the conflicting demands of the modern traveler. They're packed full of up-to-date information to help plan the perfect getaway. And they're compact and light enough to come along for the ride. A tool you'll turn to before, during, and after your trip, these guides include: Chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation, and more! A section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundromats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information. Maps of regions and locales.The Boy in the Picture: The Craigellachie Kid and the Driving of the Last Spike
By Ray Argyle. 2010
Edward Mallandaine was there! To prove it he thrust himself into the historic photograph of the "Last Spike" being driven…
to mark the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Surrounded by the railway dignitaries of the time, his young face peers out amid their frosty beards. Edward had just turned eighteen when he left his home in Victoria, British Columbia, to join the Canadian militia to fight Louis Riel in the North-West Rebellion of 1885. Hired to ride dispatches over the unfinished stretch of railway in British Columbia, he meets highway men, high officials, men of the North-West Mounted Police, and the denizens of saloons hidden away in mountain passes. He survives the lawlessness of remote towns and railway camps, rubs shoulders with Chinese labourers struggling to blast a right-of-way through the towering peaks of Eagle Pass, and makes a freezing midnight ride by railway flatcar to reach the outpost of Craigellachie just in time.Canadian Sports Sites for Kids: Places Named for Speedsters, Scorers, and Other Sportsworld Citizens
By Christopher Mackinnon. 2012
Everything you need to know about Canadian places named after our sports stars. In Canada, sports aren’t just entertainment; they’re…
literally part of the landscape. We’ve named everything from parks and streets to schools and stadiums after some of our favourite pro athletes and sports figures past and present. Wayne Gretzky Drive, Mike Weir Park, Roberto Luongo Arena, the Cindy Klassen Centre, Justin Morneau Field — Canadian Sports Sites for Kids is your entertaining, map-filled guidebook to hundreds of these special locations. The fast-paced stories, maps, and lists highlight everything you need to know about Canada’s sports geography.Plus, explore other little-known sites of interest, such as: • The Canadian city that named a park after an arm-wrestling promoter • The Ontario town that honoured a hockey fan with a place name • The Prince Edward Island village where the biggest street is named for the writer of "The Hockey Song" • The whereabouts of Canada’s only street named for a boxing champVision for Life
By Meir Schneider. 2012
In Vision for Life, natural health pioneer Meir Schneider shares ten essential principles of healthy vision discovered in his forty-year…
personal and professional journey. Born blind, Schneider taught himself to see and developed an innovative program of healing and recovery that has helped thousands of people regain and improve their health. The exercises in this book will help you to create a basic eye health routine that you can immediately incorporate into your life. This program is not only strengthening but also restorative and deeply relaxing. You will learn how to reverse developing issues before they cause damage and how to remedy existing problems including near- and far-sightedness and lazy eye as well as cataracts, glaucoma, optic neuritis, detached retinas and tears, macular degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa. Vision for Life is not only for people who see poorly and would like to improve their vision, but also for those with 20/20 vision who wish to maintain their perfect eyesight as they grow older.Clients of the Meir Schneider Self-Healing Method experience their own capacity to bring about recovery, reversing the progress of a wide range of degenerative conditions such as arthritis and muscular dystrophy as well as eye disease. Based in part on the established Bates Method of eyesight improvement and in part on his own professional and personal discoveries, Meir Schneider's pioneering approach has helped thousands of people successfully treat a host of eye problems, including nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, lazy eye, double vision, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, retinitis pigmentosa, and nystagmus.Born blind to deaf parents, Schneider underwent a series of painful operations as a young child and was left with ninety-nine percent scar tissue on his eyes, resulting in his being declared incurably blind. At the age of seventeen, he discovered how to improve his vision from one percent to fifty-five percent of normal vision with the eye exercises presented in this book. Today Schneider drives a car, reads, and proves time and again that vision can and does improve with exercise. His contributions to the field of self-healing are recognized by alternative health practitioners and medical doctors alike.From the Trade Paperback edition.The Infected Eye
By Nora V. Laver, Charles S. Specht. 2017
This book discusses the diagnosis and treatment of common ocular infections with the aim of clearly explaining current recommended clinical…
practice in order to aid physicians involved in the care of patients. Relevant pathological principles are described to provide a basis for the understanding of these disorders. The epidemiology of infection as a class of ocular disease and the pathological effects of infectious processes in tissue are discussed in an introductory section. These fundamentals are explained and reinforced with tables and selected illustrations of tissue pathology. Leading clinical specialists then describe the diagnosis and treatment of infections of the conjunctiva, cornea, intraocular tissues, orbit, eyelids, and ocular adnexa as they present in adults and children. Illustrative tables and algorithms enhance the discussion, making key principles accessible to the busy clinician. The book contains useful appendices that summarize relevant microbiological techniques, recommendations for specimen collection and transport, and current principles for the appropriate use of antibiotics.Dry Eye
By Colin Chan. 2015
This handbook is a concise, easy-to-read, practical guide that conveys the core knowledge necessary to diagnose, classify, grade, and manage…
dry eye disease effectively and efficiently. A series of succinct, informative chapters cover the following key topics: definition and classification, epidemiology, office-based screening and diagnostics, artificial tears, medical management, surgical management, and future directions. Current guidelines, published studies, and the personal experience of internationally recognized dry eye experts are distilled into practical tips that will be of value during daily clinical routine. Highlighted boxes are included to emphasize the most important points or clinical pearls, and tables and flow charts will further assist the eye care practitioner in using the book as a quick reference. The closing chapter presents case examples that build upon the instruction provided earlier in the book by illustrating the optimal approach to diverse scenarios that may be encountered in the clinic.Your World Your Way Travel writer and Canadian Andrew Hempstead shares his expert perspective on Atlantic Canada, guiding you to…
a memorable and unique experience. Whether you're hoping to kayak to beautiful islands for a picnic lunch, go whale-watching, enjoy the hospitality and culture of the locals, or taste the freshest seafood, Moon Atlantic Canada has activities for every traveler. With itineraries like "Best of Atlantic Canada” and "Fresh from the Sea,” expertly crafted maps, gorgeous photos, and Hempstead's trustworthy advice, Moon Atlantic Canada provides the tools for planning your perfect trip!Moon Atlantic Canada covers can't-miss sights and the best destinations including: Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and LabradorMoon Vancouver: Including Whistler (Travel Guide)
By Carolyn B Heller. 2016
Experience the Life of the City Travel writer and Vancouver transplant Carolyn B. Heller shares her expert perspective on Vancouver,…
guiding you on a memorable and unique experience. Whether you're looking to enjoy the lush beauty of British Columbia, explore First Nations art and culture, or sample specialty beer and the freshest seafood, Moon Vancouver has activities for every traveler. With itineraries like "The Sunshine Coast" and "Taste Your Way through Vancouver's New Craft Breweries," expertly-crafted maps, gorgeous photos, and Heller's trustworthy advice, Moon Vancouver provides the tools for planning your perfect trip!Moon Vancouver covers can't-miss sights and the best destinations including: Vancouver and vicinity Stanley Park Richmond Vancouver Island Victoria WhistlerThe Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease
By Robert Enzenauer. 2017
This book is the first of its kind to describe ocular manifestations of systemic diseases in the pediatric population …
Written and edited by experts in areas of pediatric ophthalmology and genetics this new text covers a multitude of topics in a comprehensive and catalogued fashion The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease is designed as an in depth and up-to-date reference work that is heavily referenced thus allowing the reader ready access to the international supporting literature Everything from ocular manifestations of hematologic disease child abuse psychiatric diseases renal disorders and vitamin disorders are covered allowing readers to know what to look for in the eyes of children with a given systemic disorder The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease is written in language that is accessible to ophthalmologists and pediatricians as well as allied health care professionals Because of this it will be an essential textbook for use in community pediatric and ophthalmology practices academic centers and training programsMyasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders
By Henry J. Kaminski. 2009
Advances in the study and understanding of myasthenia gravis have led to the need for the publication of this important…
new edition. The goal of Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders, Second Edition is identical to the first -- to provide the clinician and the scientist with a common resource for understanding this complex disorder. This new edition begins with discussions of neuromuscular junction structure and function and follows with updated chapters covering a wide range of topics, such as the acetylcholine receptor, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment. Importantly, new supplemental chapters have been added; these discuss rigorous clinical assessments of patients for research trials and the epidemiology and genetics of myasthenia gravis. The discussion of the most challenging aspects of myasthenia gravis, its impact on patients' psychological make-up, has been expanded as well. Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders, Second Edition retains the "personal approach" of the authors regarding treatment and is a valuable resource for meeting the many and varied needs of patients with myasthenia gravis.Geriatric Ophthalmology
By Hilary A. Beaver, Andrew G. Lee. 2010
As the Baby Boom generation ages, an increased need for geriatric specialty care becomes particularly important. This shift will especially…
affect ophthalmology, as the occurrence of common visual disorders such as cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy increases with age. This book anticipates this pending and inevitable demographic shift and fulfills the need for a practical, "bread-and-butter" approach to Geriatric Ophthalmology.Ischemia and Loss of Vascular Autoregulation in Ocular and Cerebral Diseases
By Maurice E. Langham. 2009
From the introduction: "The purpose of the present book is to bring together in a coherent manner new knowledge gained…
from research over the past 50 years on the physiology of intraocular pressure, ocular blood flow and the relation of these fundamental parameters to early diagnosis and therapy of vascular diseases of the eye and brain. It will be evident to the reader that the presentation is influenced significantly by the author's own research. My justification is that by good fortune I have spent many years with superb collaboration helping solve outstanding problems of ocular physiology. This knowledge has increased understanding of the parameters underlying the onset of ischemia and the loss of autoregulation associated with common ocular disease and thereby led to new methods of diagnosis and therapy."Retinal Degenerative Diseases
By Matthew M. Lavail, Joe G. Hollyfield, Robert E. Anderson. 2010
This is the proceedings of the XIIIth International Symposium on Retinal Degenerations, which will be held in Emeishan, Sichuan, China…
on September 18 - 23, 2008. The themes will include "Molecular and genetic mechanisms in photoreceptor degeneration", "Age-related macular degeneration", "New diagnostic techniques for retinal degenerations". "Neuroprotection in the prevention of retinal degeneration", "Gene therapy and the correction of gene defects", as well as other emerging topics that may develop over the next few months.Retinoblastoma
By Matthew W. Wilson. 2010
Treatment of retinoblastoma has evolved at a significant speed over the last two decades; ocular salvage approaches are now at…
the core of modern treatments, and assessment of visual and functional outcomes has become a priority. New discoveries in retinoblastoma biology are leading the way to the development of targeted therapies that could revolutionize our current approaches to the treatment. In this book, experts address all the important aspects of research and therapy - from biology to epidemiology to treatment. Retinoblastoma will provide a single source for the diagnosis and care of children with this malignancy.Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
By Evan H. Black, Christopher J. Calvano, Geoffrey J. Gladstone, Frank A. Nesi, Mark R. Levine. 2012
Smith and Nesi's Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Third Edition has taken the best of the field's classic reference text…
and expanded upon it, continuing its reputation as the foremost guide to the subspecialty. Every practitioner of plastic and reconstructive surgery will find useful information in this comprehensive, in-depth text, including an update on the changes and advances of the last several years and a new section on pediatric consideration. Detailed chapters on ophthalmic anatomy are also included, as well as sections on eyelid dermatology, socket surgery, and cosmetic surgery. Every consideration has been made by Dr. Nesi and his co-editors to cover every aspect important to the ophthalmic plastic surgeon. Features: Fully updated and revised edition of Smith's Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Comprehensive text with detailed chapters that cover all aspects of the subject matter More than 1700 figures and 77 chaptersPediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
By Michael C. Brodsky. 2010
"Due to the generous representation of the afferent visual system within the brain, neurological disease may disrupt vision as a…
presenting symptom or as a secondary effect of the disease. Conversely, early developmental disturbances of vision often disrupt ocular motor control systems, giving rise to complex disorders such as nystagmus, strabismus, and torticollis. The signs and symptoms of neurological disease are elusive by their very nature, presenting a confounding diagnostic challenge. Neurological medications and neurosurgical treatments can produce neuro-ophthalmological dysfunction that can be difficult to distinguish from disease progression. Affected patients may experience substantial delays in diagnosis, and are often subjected to extensive (and expensive) diagnostic testing. Scientific articles pertaining to specific disorders are scattered throughout medical subspecialty journals. These children continue to "fall through the cracks" of our medical education system. The increasing recognition that pediatric neuro-ophthalmology comprises a distinct set of diseases from those seen in adults has led to its emergence as a dedicated field of study. "Since the original publication of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology nearly fourteen years ago, interest in the field has burgeoned. Pediatric ophthalmology and pediatric neurology subspecialty conferences often include symposia dedicated to recent advances in pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. Technical advances in neuroimaging have given rise to a more integrated mechanistic classification of neuro-ophthalmological disease in children. Our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders of the visual system has expanded, longstanding monoliths have been dissembled into component parts, basic molecular mechanisms have taken center stage, and genetic underpinnings have become definitional. Evolutionary alterations can now be observed at the level of the gene, adding a new dimension to our understanding of disease pathogenesis. New classifications now encompass clinically disparate conditions. Descriptive definitions have been supplanted by mechanistic ones, and clinical definitions superseded by genetic ones. Our concept of disease pathogenesis has been revised and in some cases overturned. Bearing witness to these remarkable advancements has compelled me to enhance and expand the first edition of Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology into this new and revised one. "In the first edition of this book, our goal was to present the clinical characteristics, diagnostic evaluation, and therapeutic options for the common neuro-ophthalmologic disorders of childhood. In so doing, we designed the book to be provide a narrative journey through the thought processes involved in the clinical management of these disorders. In this edition, I have retained the basic narrative format of original book, while expanding the exploration of these complex visual disorders in the context of the many new scientific advancements and discoveries that have come to light. These conditions are fun to diagnose, fascinating to understand, and gratifying to manage." --from the Preface to the 2nd Edition.Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery
By Facs, Guy G. Massry, Morris E. Hartstein, John B. Holds. 2015
Pearls and Pitfalls in Oculoplastic Cosmetic Surgery , Second Edition addresses the need among physicians for cleanly distilled and clinically…
relevant information. The second edition of this popular text highlights the changes and updates to the ever expanding field of facial cosmetic surgery. There are updates to cases such as advances in blepharoplasty techniques, advances in fillers and filler techniques, advances in periorbital fat grafting, advances in brow lifting techniques, and advances in midface rejuvenation. Additionally, nearly every case has full color illustrations to bring each one to life and there are additional surgical video procedures available on Springer Images to enhance the reader's understanding of various topics. This concise and practical "how to" book is written and edited by experts in their fields and offers "here's how I do it" advice on the most commonly performed procedures. Each chapter becomes the voice of an expert and experienced colleague, reminding readers of the pearls and pitfalls of each procedure. These pearls will lead to quicker cases, fewer complications, and more satisfactory outcomes for physicians and their patients.Retinal Degenerative Diseases
By Matthew M. Lavail, Joe G. Hollyfield, Robert E. Anderson, Christian Grimm, John D. Ash, Catherine Bowes Rickman. 2014
This book will contain the proceedings of the XV International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration (RD2012). A majority of those…
who will speak and present posters at the meeting will contribute to this volume. The blinding diseases of inherited retinal degenerations have no treatments, and age-related macular degeneration has no cures, despite the fact that it is an epidemic among the elderly, with 1 in 3-4 affected by the age of 70. The RD Symposium will focus on the exciting new developments aimed at understanding these diseases and providing therapies for them. Since most major scientists in the field of retinal degenerations attend the biennial RD Symposia, they are known by most as the "best" and "most important" meetings in the field. The volume will present representative state-of-the-art research in almost all areas of retinal degenerations, ranging from cytopathologic, physiologic, diagnostic and clinical aspects; animal models; mechanisms of cell death; candidate genes, cloning, mapping and other aspects of molecular genetics; and developing potential therapeutic measures such as gene therapy and neuroprotective agents for potential pharmaceutical therapy. While advances in these areas of retinal degenerations will be described, there will be many new topics that either were in their infancy or did not exist at the time of the last RD Symposium, RD2010. These include the role of inflammation and immunity, as well as other basic mechanisms, in age-related macular degeneration, several new aspects of gene therapy, and revolutionary new imaging and functional testing that will have a huge impact on the diagnosis and following the course of retinal degenerations, as well as to provide new quantitative endpoints for clinical trials. The retina is an approachable part of the central nervous system (CNS), and there is a major interest in neuroprotective and gene therapy for CNS diseases and neurodegenerations, in general. It should be noted that with successful and exciting initial clinical trials in neuroprotective and gene therapy, including the restoration of sight in blind children, the retinal degeneration therapies are leading the way towards new therapeutic measures for neurodegenerations of the CNS. Many of the successes recently reported in these areas of retinal degeneration sprang from collaborations established at previous RD Symposia, and many of those will be reported at the RD2010 meeting and included in the proposed volume. We anticipate the excitement of those working in the field and those afflicted with retinal degenerations will be reflected in the volume.The Slit Lamp
By Marcus-Matthias Gellrich. 2014
In this book the author describes in detail the history, construction, and examination potential of the slit lamp. In particular,…
however, he presents a new approach - videography - that allows the ophthalmologist to document all eye diseases with the slit lamp and a video camera in a practicable, rapid, and affordable manner. The necessary methods, techniques, and equipment, including converging, diverging, and contact lenses, are clearly explained in the text and four didactic videos. The 20 most important videographic settings are described, and "recipes" for their use are presented, along with diagnostic tips. The accompanying collection of clinical images represents the world's first ever general atlas of ophthalmology from the perspective of the slit lamp. It is the author's hope that this introduction to ophthalmological videography, with its many images never previously produced with a slit lamp, will stimulate others to exploit the approach's potential. Practical Management of Pediatric Ocular Disorders and Strabismus
By Elias Traboulsi, Virginia Utz. 2017
This case-based approach to the management of pediatric eye diseases and strabismus teaches the novice, as well as the experienced…
surgeon, how to conceptualize and analyze surgical planning to maximize patient outcomes, allowing readers to "get inside the head of the surgeon. " Individual cases with clear instructions and an abundance of color illustrations, presented by experts in the field, teach critical information one case at a time. Practical Management of Pediatric Ocular Disorders and Strabismus provides the key guiding principles of a traditional textbook in an easy-to-digest format. Each chapter of the text tackles a common or rare clinical situation and begins with the description of an illustrative case. The chapters are structured with sections on case description, differential diagnosis, management and outcomes with a list of possible complications and the approach to their management.