The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Cataracts

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to cataracts, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on cataracts. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Cataracts: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Cataracts; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Cataracts; Chapter 5. Patents on Cataracts; Chapter 6. Books on Cataracts; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Cataracts; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Cataracts; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Cataracts; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; CATARACTS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Age-related senile cataracts, Collagen-vascular disease cataracts (caused by lupus), Congenital cataracts (e.g., from rubella), Hereditary cataracts, Lens Opacities, Metabolic cataracts (e.g., caused by diabetes), Opacities of the Lens, Toxic or drug-induced cataracts (e.g., caused by steroids), Traumatic cataracts.