Integrated Chinese and Western Ophthalmology

Author: Zhang Meifang
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book is one of the series textbooks for integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine in higher medical colleges for the 21st century. It broadens the scope of diagnosis and treatment, breaking the previously independent framework of ophthalmology in traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. The selection aims to reflect standardization, scientificity, advancement, and practicality. The content related to ancient medical classics strives for concise and insightful discussions that align with clinical practice, while incorporating new achievements, techniques, theories, and experiences from modern medicine and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine research. The book is divided into two parts: the upper part consists of general principles with 3 chapters, including an introduction that systematically discusses the history of the development of ophthalmology in traditional Chinese and Western medicine; the basic principles of ophthalmology in traditional Chinese and Western medicine focus on introducing ocular anatomy and physiology, common ophthalmic examination methods, etiology and pathogenesis, the theory of zang-fu organs, qi, blood, and body fluids, common treatments in traditional Chinese and Western ophthalmology, conventional medications, and surgeries. The lower part consists of specific discussions with 16 chapters, covering various aspects of ophthalmology....