Open Access and Free Book List

Anatomy and Physiology

• The Ocular Circulation, Kiel JW (NCBI Bookshelf)

Binocular Vision

• Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility: Theory and Management of Strabismus, von Noorden GK, Campos EC. (Cyber-Sight)

Cataracts and IOL

• 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
• Cataract Surgery, Zaidi FH (Intech)
• Cataracts in Childhood (booklet), Neely DE, Wilson ME, Plager DA.  (Cyber-Sight)
• Childhood Cataract in Africa (manual), Courtwright P, Bowman R, Gilbert C, et al. (Cyber-Sight)
• Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (booklet), Helveston EM, Cherwek DH (Cyber-Sight)
• Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery – Chinese (booklet), Helveston EM, Cherwek DH (Cyber-Sight)

Cornea

• Introduction to Eye Banking: A Handbook and Atlas (manual), Rosenwasser GO, Nicholson WJ (Cyber-Sight)
• Keratitis, Srinivasan M (Intech)
• Keratoplasties: surgical techniques and complications, Mosca L (Intech)
• Differential Diagnosis / Systemic Disease Ocular Differential Diagnosis, Roy FH (Cyber-Sight)
• Ocular Syndromes and Systemic Diseases, Roy FH (Cyber-Sight)

Eye Diseases

• Conjunctivitis: a complex and multifaceted disorder, Pelikan Z (Intech)
• The Merck Manual: Eye disorders
• Ocular Diseases, Adio A (Intech)

Glaucoma

• Assessing and Treating Glaucoma in Children of the Developing World (booklet), Douglas GR, Levin A, Neely DE, Walton DS. (Cyber-Sight)
• Glaucoma: Basic and Clinical Aspects, Rumelt S (Intech)Glaucoma: Basic and Clinical Concepts, Rumelt S (Intech)
• Glaucoma: Current Clinical and Research Aspects, Gunvant P (Intech)
• Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension, National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care (UK).  (NCBI Bookshelf)
• The Mystery of Glaucoma, Kubena T (Intech)
• Primary Care Screening for Ocular Hypertension and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, Fleming C, Whitlock E. Beil T, et al. (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, Ervin AM, Boland MV, Myrowitz EH, et al.  (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Surveillance for Ocular Hypertension: An Evidence Synthesis and Economic Evaluation, Burr JM, Botell-Pinzon P, Takwoingi Y, et al.  (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Treatment for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness, Boland MV, Ervin AM, Friedman D, et al.  (NCBI Bookshelf)

Historical Resources

• American Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Ophthalmology.  Wood CA. Chicago, IL: Cleveland Press; 1921
• National Library of Medicine’s Medical Heritage Library (Hundreds of vision-related books to browse by subject)
• Open Library (search classical ebooks by subject or keyword)
• System of Ophthalmology. Duke Elder S, Sir. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1958.

Low Vision

• Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5 Years, Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C.  (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Screening for Visual Impairment in Older Adults, Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C. (NCBI Bookshelf)
• Visual impairments: determining eligibility for social security benefits (2002), Lennie P, Van Hemel SB (National Academies Press)

Neuro-ophthalmology

• Neuro-Ophthalmology: Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Walsh TJ (Cyber-Sight)

Nursing and Allied Health

• Volume 1. Ophthalmic Nursing: Getting Started (booklet), Machin H, Cordero I, O’Sullivan F, Helveston E. (Cyber-Sight)

Ophthalmology

• Advances in ophthalmology, Rumelt S  (Intech)

Optics and Physics

• Physics of the eye. (OpenStax College)
• Treatise on Physiological Optics (translation), Hermann von Helmholtz (Webvision)

Patient / Consumer Education

• Parent’s Guide to Their Premature Baby’s Eyes (brochure), Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (Cyber-Sight)

Pediatrics

• Strabismus: A Decision Making Approach, von Noorden GK, Helveston EM (Cyber-Sight)
• Surgical Management of Strabismus: A Practical and Updated Approach, Helveston EM (Cyber-Sight)

Perception

• The Joy of Visual Perception: A Web Book, Kaiser PK, (Independent)

Refractive Errors

• Astigmatism : optics, physiology and management, Goggin M (Intech)

Retina

• Age related macular degeneration: etiology, diagnosis and management – a glance at the future, Guidice GL (Intech)
• Age related macular degeneration : the recent advances in basic research and clinical care, Ying GS (Intech)
• Diabetic retinopathy, Ola MS (Intech)
• Diabetic retinopathy for the comprehensive ophthalmologist, Walker J (Deluma)
• Electroretinograms, Belusic G (Intech)
• 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)
• Organization of the Retina and Visual System, Kolb H, Nelson R, Fernandez, Jones B (Webvision)
• Retinoblastoma: An Update on Clinical, Genetic Counseling, Epidemiology and Molecular Tumor Biology, Kumaramanickavel G (Intech)
• Retinoscopy Book: An Introductory Manual for Eye Care Professionals, Corboy JM, Norath D, Stone R, Reffner R (Cyber-Sight)
• 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)
• Vitrectomy, Song Z (Intech)

Trauma

• Ophthalmic Care of the Combat Casualty.  Lounsbury DE.  Falls Church, VA: Office of the Surgeon General; 2003.

Websites for Open Access Books

• Cyber-Sight (ORBIS)
• Directory of Open Access Books
• Free Books For Doctors
• InTech
• National Academies Press
• NCBI Bookshelf [vision search]
• Online Books Page

List created by Gale Oren (Rev. 3/30/2017)