Samar K Basak MBBS MD DNB FRCS
Disha Eye Hospitals and Research Center
Barrackpore, Kolkata West Bengal, India
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Jaypee Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series®: Diseases of the Cornea
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5Dedicated to
the students
who are interested
7Preface
After the grand success of the Atlas on Clinical Ophthalmology and the Jaypee Gold Standard Mini Atlas on Clinical Ophthalmology, I happily present to you the Jaypee Gold Standard Mini Atlas on Diseases of the Cornea. It is packed with clinical photographs of corneal diseases along with extensive textual coverage.
It will hopefully aid all comprehensive ophthalmologists and postgraduate trainees by being a quick reference on corneal diseases during busy clinical schedules. The book will also be helpful to the cornea fellows along with their regular textbooks.
I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues and friends for their constant encouragement. My gratitude extends to my beloved wife Dr Bani and my children Soham and Sohini. Finally, a big thanks to my publisher M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. and the technical team for realizing the vision I had for this book.
Samar K Basak
8Acknowledgments
Dr M S Srinivasan, Director, Cornea Srevises, Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India.
Dr Arnab Biswas, Ophthalmologist, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Dr Sheetal Deolkar, Fellow, Cornea services, Disha Eye Hospitals, Barrackpore, India.
Mr Soham Basak, Final Year MBBS Student, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Mr Utpal Sarkar, Slit-lamp Photographer, Disha Eye Hospitals, Barrackpore, India.
Mr Tuhin Nandy, Graphics Designer, Disha Eye Hospitals, Barrackpore, India.