Open Access and Free Book List

Anatomy and Physiology

• The Ocular Circulation, Kiel JW (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53323/

Cataracts and IOL

• Achieving Excellence in Cataract Surgery: A Step-by-Step Approach, Colvard DM. 2009 https://cybersight.org/portfolio/achieving-excellence-in-cataract-surgery-a-step-by-step-approach/
• Benefits and Harms of Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review.  Quinones A, gleitsmann K, Freeman M, et al.  Washington, DC: Department of Veterans Affairs; 2013.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK185089/
• Cataract Surgery, Zaidi FH (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/cataract-surgery
• Cataracts in Childhood (booklet), Neely DE, Wilson ME, Plager DA.  (Cyber-Sight)   https://cybersight.org/portfolio/cataracts-in-childhood/
• Childhood Cataract in Africa (manual), Courtwright P, Bowman R, Gilbert C, et al. (Cyber-Sight)    https://cybersight.org/portfolio/childhood-cataract-in-africa/
• Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (booklet), Helveston EM, Cherwek DH (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/manual-small-incision-cataract-surgery/ [Also in Chinese and Spanish]

Cornea

• Introduction to Eye Banking: A Handbook and Atlas (manual), Rosenwasser GO, Nicholson WJ (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/introduction-to-eye-banking-a-handbook-and-atlas/
• Keratitis, Srinivasan M (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/keratitis
• Keratoplasties:  surgical techniques and complications, Mosca L (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/keratoplasties-surgical-techniques-and-complications

Differential Diagnosis / Systemic Disease

• Ocular Differential Diagnosis, Roy FH (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/ocular-differential-diagnosis/
• Ocular Syndromes and Systemic Diseases, Roy FH (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/ocular-syndromes-and-systemic-diseases/

Examination and Testing

• Vision and Refraction (booklet), Helveston EM, Molinari A, Subrayan V, Chawla R (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/vision-refraction-manual/
• Vision Screening Handbook: For School Teachers, Orbis International (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/vision-screening-handbook-for-school-teachers/

Eye Diseases

• Conjunctivitis: a complex and multifaceted disorder, Pelikan Z (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/conjunctivitis-a-complex-and-multifaceted-disorder
• The Merck Manual: Eye disorders.  http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/eye_disorders.html
• Ocular Diseases, Adio A (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/ocular-diseases

Glaucoma

• Assessing and Treating Glaucoma in Children of the Developing World (booklet), Douglas GR, Levin A, Neely DE, Walton DS. (Cyber-Sight)  https://cybersight.org/portfolio/assessing-and-treating-glaucoma-in-children-of-the-developing-world/
• Glaucoma: Basic and Clinical Aspects, Rumelt S (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/glaucoma-basic-and-clinical-aspects
• Glaucoma: Basic and Clinical Concepts, Rumelt S (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/glaucoma-basic-and-clinical-concepts
• Glaucoma: Current Clinical and Research Aspects, Gunvant P (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/glaucoma-current-clinical-and-research-aspects
• Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension, National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care (UK).  (NCBI Bookshelf)  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK61894/
• Glaucoma: Intraocular Pressure and Aqueous Dynamics, Ichhpujani P., 2016 https://www.intechopen.com/books/subject/ophthalmology
• The Mystery of Glaucoma, Kubena T (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/the-mystery-of-glaucoma
• Primary Care Screening for Ocular Hypertension and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, Fleming C, Whitlock E. Beil T, et al. (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK42905/
• Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, Ervin AM, Boland MV, Myrowitz EH, et al.  (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK95371/
• Surveillance for Ocular Hypertension: An Evidence Synthesis and Economic Evaluation, Burr JM, Botell-Pinzon P, Takwoingi Y, et al.  (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK100061/
• Treatment for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, Boland MV, Ervin AM, Friedman D, et al.  (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK95391/

Historical Resources

• American Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Ophthalmology.  Wood CA.    Chicago, IL: Cleveland Press; 1921.  https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23272448M/The_American_encyclopedia_and_dictionary_of_ophthalmology
• National Library of Medicine’s Medical Heritage Library- Hundreds of books about vision-related topics, to browse by subject: http://archive.org/browse.php?field=subject&mediatype=texts&collection=medicalheritagelibrary
• Open Library- Search classical ebooks by subject or keyword:  https://openlibrary.org/
• System of Ophthalmology.  Duke Elder S, Sir.  St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1958.  https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14044452M/System_of_ophthalmology

Low Vision

• Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5 Years, Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C.  (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK52708/
• Screening for Visual Impairment in Older Adults, Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C. (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK35192/
• Visual impairments: determining eligibility for social security benefits (2002), Lennie P, Van Hemel SB (National Academies Press) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10320

Neuro-ophthalmology

• Neuro-Ophthalmology: Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Walsh TJ (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/neuro-ophthalmology-clinical-signs-and-symptoms/

Nursing and Allied Health

• Volume 1.  Ophthalmic Nursing:  Getting Started (booklet), Machin H, Cordero I, O’Sullivan F, Helveston E. (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/volume-i-ophthalmic-nursing/ [Also in Chinese and Spanish]

Ophthalmology

• Advances in ophthalmology, Rumelt S  (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-ophthalmology
• Ophthalmology: Current Clinical and Research Updates, Davey P. 2014 https://www.intechopen.com/books/subject/ophthalmology
• OphthoBook, Root T. https://timroot.com/ophthobook/

Optics and Physics

• Physics of the eye   (OpenStax College)  http://cnx.org/content/m42482/latest/
• Treatise on Physiological Optics (translation), Hermann von Helmholtz (Webvision) http://webvision.med.utah.edu/2011/10/hermann-von-helmholtz-treatise-on-physiological-optics/

Patient / Consumer Education

• Parent’s Guide to Their Premature Baby’s Eyes (brochure), Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/parents-guide-to-their-premature-babys-eyes/

Pediatrics and Strabismus

• Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility: Theory and Management of Strabismus, von Noorden GK, Campos EC.  (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/textbook-von-noorden-campos-2002/
• Clinical Approach to Ocular Motility: Characteristics and Orthoptic Mangement of Strabismus, 2^nd edition.  Iacobucci IL, 2015.  https://open.umich.edu/find/open-educational-resources/medical/clinical-approach-ocular-motility-characteristics-orthoptic-management-strabismus-second-edition#texts
• Strabismus: A Decision Making Approach, von Noorden GK, Helveston EM (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/strabismus-a-decision-making-approach/ [Also in Chinese]
• Surgical Management of Strabismus: A Practical and Updated Approach, Helveston EM (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/surgical-management-of-strabismus-a-practical-and-updated-approach/

Perception

• The Joy of Visual Perception: A Web Book, Kaiser PK, (Independent)  http://www.yorku.ca/eye/thejoy.htm

Refractive Errors

• Astigmatism : optics, physiology and management, Goggin M (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/astigmatism-optics-physiology-and-management

Retina

• Age related macular degeneration: etiology, diagnosis and management – a glance at the future, Guidice GL (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/age-related-macular-degeneration-etiology-diagnosis-and-management-a-glance-at-the-future
• Age related macular degeneration : the recent advances in basic research and clinical care, Ying GS (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/age-related-macular-degeneration-the-recent-advances-in-basic-research-and-clinical-care
• Diabetic retinopathy, Ola MS (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/diabetic-retinopathy
• Diabetic retinopathy for the comprehensive ophthalmologist, Walker J (Deluma) http://www.drcobook.com/download.php
• Electroretinograms, Belusic G (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/electroretinograms
• Nutritional Supplements for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review. Kansagara D, Gleitsmann K, Gillingham M, et al.    Washington, DC: Department of Veterans Affairs; 2012.   (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK84269/
• Organization of the Retina and Visual System, Kolb H, Nelson R, Fernandez, Jones B (Webvision) http://webvision.med.utah.edu/book/
• Retinoblastoma: An Update on Clinical, Genetic Counseling, Epidemiology and Molecular Tumor Biology, Kumaramanickavel G (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/retinoblastoma-an-update-on-clinical-genetic-counseling-epidemiology-and-molecular-tumor-biology
• Reinoscopy Book: An Introductory Manual for Eye Care Professionals, Corboy JM, Norath D, Stone R, Reffner R (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/the-retinoscopy-book-an-introductory-manual-for-eye-care-professionals/
• Retinoscopy Handbook for Clinicians, Wassnig S. (Cyber-Sight) https://cybersight.org/portfolio/manual-retinoscopy-handbook-for-clinicians/
• Systematic Review of Intravitreal Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema.  Fortin P, Mintzes B, Innes M.  Ottawa, ON: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2012.  (NCBI Bookshelf) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK169472
• Vitrectomy, Song Z (Intech) http://www.intechopen.com/books/vitrectomy

Surgery

• Advances in Eye surgery, Pacheco PA, 2016 https://www.intechopen.com/books/subject/ophthalmology
• Ophthalmic Operating Theatre Practice: A Manual for Lower-resource Settings, 2^nd edition, Machin H. https://cybersight.org/portfolio/ophthalmic-operating-theatre-practice-a-manual-for-lower-resource-settings/

Trauma

• Ophthalmic Care of the Combat Casualty.  Lounsbury DE.  Falls Church, VA: Office of the Surgeon General; 2003.  http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/borden/Portlet.aspx?ID=4503a58c-5b6c-43f9-afef-0adb36fcc635

Websites for Open Access Books

• Cyber-Sight (ORBIS) https://cybersight.org/project-type/textbooks-manuals/
• Directory of Open Access Books http://www.doabooks.org/
• Free Books For Doctors http://www.freebooks4doctors.com/
• InTech http://www.intechopen.com/books/subject/ophthalmology
• National Academies Press http://search.nap.edu/
• NCBI Bookshelf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books   [vision search]
• Online Books Page http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/

Gale Oren

Rev. 3/5/18