Pramod
TK
MBBS
Research Scholar Center for Arrhythmia Research Division of Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor,
Michigan,
USA
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Best Aid to Ophthalmology
First Edition: 2013
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fm5Dedicated to
My mother Nagarathnamma R,
My father Kariyanna R,
My sisters Bharathi TK and Rajashree TK,
My nephews Sushruth, Pranav and Shaan,
and
fm7Preface
The time available to master the subject Ophthalmology is very short. It is a broad subject in itself and is ever expanding like any other specialty of medicine. The purpose of Best Aid to Ophthalmology is to make the complex subject simple and studying a joyful, easy and a loveable task, yet master it in the limited time available. I hope, I have successfully met the longfelt need of the student-friendly, yet a complete examinationoriented book through Best Aid to Ophthalmology. I have invested my heart and soul to the same.
The notes of mine made referring all the textbooks have been brought out as a book with lots of needed corrections, additions, deletions and substitutions. Hence, I myself am the first student to take the examinations by reading this book, followed by a couple of my juniors! The book is small and simple but is very smart. The book is organized in question-and-answer format. A lot of information has been arranged as tables and flow charts. Also, the mnemonics makes memorizing an easy task. Diagrams are in a fashion that they can be easily reproduced in examinations. This is not a textbook, but a preparatory manual for examinations. It is also helpful for postgraduates in fast revision of the subject.
There is no shortcut to success. All are equally blessed by god. Persistence is the only thing that will help in long run of the MBBS marathon. Believe in yourself. Keep cool. Impossible is nothing. fm8Make the most of "now". It's just a few months from now for you guys to graduate as doctors. I wish you all a very best for the same and the journey beyond. Happy studying.
All the comments, corrections, appreciations and criticism are welcome. I would also like to know if any topic in the book is not adequately written or if any have been given undue importance from examination point of view. Kindly let me know, if I by chance have left out any high yield topic. I will be happy to receive the mails and will try to reply them at the earliest. Kindly mail them to drtkpram@gmail.com.
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Pramod TK
fm9Acknowledgments
I am grateful to my parents, their visions and sacrifices, which have made me whatever little I am today in life. My sisters have nurtured me since I was a kid, I have no words to describe them. My nephews help me remain cheerful and childish enough even now!
I wholeheartedly thank Dr Kiran Kumar L, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, who edited the book despite his busy schedule.
I am grateful to Dr Prasad Srinivasa, Dr Chethan Murthy and Dr Tahera Syed, for their time and thorough editing.
I gratefully remember the cooperation rendered by M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India, in bringing out the book in a wonderful fashion. I thank Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Managing Director), Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing) and their staff, for their cooperation and who were there to answer every query of mine.
fm11How to Contribute to “Best Aid to Ophthalmology”
Dear friends,
I request you to share with me high-yield relevant materials you may have. The materials sent will be gone through in detail and will be used in the book. I will acknowledge your name in the edition in which the same will be used. If you are sending it from a book or a website, kindly provide full information of the same. Kindly send in:
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