Optometry -- Open Access Resources for the Optometry Programme (UWISTA): Open Access and Free Book List

Anatomy and Physiology

• The Ocular Circulation, Kiel JW (NCBI Bookshelf) 

Cataracts and IOL

• Achieving Excellence in Cataract Surgery: a Step-by-Step Approach, Colvard DM. 2009
• 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)  [Also in Chinese and Spanish]

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)

Examination and Testing

• Vision and Refraction (booklet), Helveston EM, Molinari A, Subrayan V, Chawla R (Cyber-Sight)
• Vision Screening Handbook: For School Teachers, Orbis International (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)

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

• Ophthalmic Nursing:  Getting Started Volume 1 (booklet), Machin H, Cordero I, O’Sullivan F, Helveston E. (Cyber-Sight)  [Also in Chinese and Spanish]

Ophthalmology

• Advances in Ophthalmology,  Rumelt S  (Intech)
• OphthoBook, Root T.

Optics and Physics

• Physics of the Eye   (OpenStax College) 

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)
• Clinical Approach to Ocular Motility: Characteristics and Orthoptic Mangement of Strabismus, 2^nd edition.  Iacobucci IL, 2015. 
• Strabismus: A Decision Making Approach, von Noorden GK, Helveston EM (Cyber-Sight)  [Also in Chinese]
• 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)
• 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)
• Reinoscopy Book: An Introductory Manual for Eye Care Professionals, Corboy JM, Norath D, Stone R, Reffner R (Cyber-Sight)
• Retinoscopy Handbook for Clinicians, Wassnig S. (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)

Surgery

• Ophthalmic Operating Theatre Practice: A Manual for Lower-resource Settings, 2^nd edition, Machin H.