Seeing Better: How to Preserve Vision. Stories from an Ophthalmologist's Office

A table with letters, a suitcase with glasses, eyeglasses, and burning drops that dilate the pupil… This is how most people envision the work of an ophthalmologist.
Did you know that this doctor performs surgical operations on the eyes — sutures... the eyelid, operates on cataracts, removes the eyeball, and performs laser vision correction?
In this book, ophthalmologist Valeria Filimonova will describe the most vivid cases from her medical practice, give recommendations for preserving vision, choosing glasses and contact lenses, debunk the most popular myths about eye diseases, and share the story of her professional success.

You will learn:
• How to preserve vision?
• What symptoms lead to blindness?
• How dangerous are the consequences of laser correction?
• Why is eye gymnastics ineffective?
• Why is it harmful for a child with poor vision to sit at the front desk?

This book will be useful for anyone with vision problems; a parent whose child always sits at the front desk; a student wanting to learn how ophthalmologists study and work; and any reader who loves medical stories and credible facts.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

VALERIA FILIMONOVA — ophthalmologist, orthokeratologist at the Vision Center "Doctor Linz" (Novosibirsk), member of the European Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, speaker at Russian conferences with international participation, expert on the evidence-based medicine portal, editor of the MEDinfo portal, laureate and prizewinner of the ProDoctors award, author of the blog dr.filimonova_v.
Annually treats over 3000 young and adult patients. Has conducted over 1500 fittings for overnight lenses to slow the progression of myopia.