Levin: Adler's Physiology of the Eye 11th Edition (Expert Consult Series)

The 11th edition of Adler's sees a significant reorganization based on function and function/structure relationships within ocular cells, tissues and organs. Prior editions had been organized largely anatomically, but in the eight years since the 10th edition, basic, translational and clinical knowledge has increased exponentially. Capturing, synthesizing, organizing and conveying vast amounts of this new information in the context of a new organizational strategy has been both challenging and stimulating. We hope that the readers, especially our younger scientists and clinicians who represent the future of our field, will find this approach, material and presentation conducive to learning, retention and referral.

Key Feature

• Deepen your grasp of the physiological principles that underlie visual acuity, color vision, ocular circulation, the extraocular muscle, and much more.

Website Features

• Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
• Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
• Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
• Images: Browse a Library of all book images. Easily select, organize, and download your images into a presentation.

New to this edition

• Glean the latest knowledge in the field, including the most recent molecular, genetic, and biochemical discoveries.
• Make a stronger connection between physiology and clinical practice with the aid of an enhanced clinical emphasis throughout, as well as a new organization by function rather than by anatomy.
• Better visualize all concepts by viewing 1,000 clear, full-color illustrations.
• Access the complete contents online at expertconsult.com.

Contents
Section 1 - Focusing of an image on the retina

• CHAPTER 1 - Optics
• CHAPTER 2 - Optical Aberrations and Wavefront Sensing
• CHAPTER 3 - Accommodation

Section 2 - Physiology of optical media

• CHAPTER 4 - Cornea and Sclera
• CHAPTER 5 - The Lens
• CHAPTER 6 - The Vitreous

Section 3 - Direction of gaze

• CHAPTER 7 - The Extraocular Muscles
• CHAPTER 8 - Three-Dimensional Rotations of the Eye
• CHAPTER 9 - Neural Control of Eye Movements

Section 4 - Nutrition of the eye

• CHAPTER 10 - Ocular Circulation
• CHAPTER 11 - Production and Flow of Aqueous Humor
• CHAPTER 12 - Metabolic Interactions between Neurons and Glial Cells
• CHAPTER 13 - The Function of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

Section 5 - Protection of the eye

• CHAPTER 14 - Functions of the Orbit and Eyelids
• CHAPTER 15 - Formation and Function of the Tear Film
• CHAPTER 16 - Sensory Innervation of the Eye
• CHAPTER 17 - Outward-Directed Transport

Section 6 - Photoreception

• CHAPTER 18 - Biochemical Cascade of Phototransduction
• CHAPTER 19 - Photoresponses of Rods and Cones
• CHAPTER 20 - Light Adaptation in Photoreceptors

Section 7 - Visual processing in the retina

• CHAPTER 21 - The Synaptic Organization of the Retina
• CHAPTER 22 - Signal Processing in the Outer Retina
• CHAPTER 23 - Signal Processing in the Inner Retina
• CHAPTER 24 - Electroretinogram of Human, Monkey and Mouse

Section 8 - Non-perceptive vision


Section 9 - Visual processing in the brain

• CHAPTER 27 - Overview of the Central Visual Pathways
• CHAPTER 28 - Optic Nerve
• CHAPTER 29 - Processing in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN)
• CHAPTER 30 - Processing in the Primary Visual Cortex
• CHAPTER 31 - Extrastriate Visual Cortex

Section 10 - Visual perception

• CHAPTER 32 - Early Processing of Spatial Form
• CHAPTER 33 - Visual Acuity
• CHAPTER 34 - Color Vision
• CHAPTER 35 - The Visual Field
• CHAPTER 36 - Binocular Vision
• CHAPTER 37 - Temporal Properties of Vision

Section 11 - Development and deprivation of vision

• CHAPTER 38 - Development of Vision in Infancy
• CHAPTER 39 - Development of Retinogeniculate Projections
• CHAPTER 40 - Developmental Visual Deprivation
• CHAPTER 41 - The Effects of Visual Deprivation After Infancy 

Product Details 

• Hardcover: 820 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 11 edition (April 4, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323057144
• ISBN-13: 978-0323057141

List Price: $99.00