Section 1. Introducing the Eye.- The Scope of Ophthalmology.- Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye.- Examination of the Eye.- Section 2 Primary Eye care Problems.- Long Sight, Short Sight.- Common Disease of the Eyelids.- Common Diseases of the Conjunctiva and Cornea.- The Red Eye.- Failing Vision.- Headache.- Contact Lenses.- Section 3. Problems of the Eye Surgeon.- Cataract.- Glaucoma.- Retinal Detachment.- Squint.- Tumours of the Eye and Adnexae.- Ocular Trauma.- Section 4. Problems of the Medical Ophthalmologist.- Testing Visual Acuity.- The Inflamed Eye.- The Ageing Eye.- The Child's Eye.- Systemic Disease and the Eye.- Neuro-ophthalmology.- Genetics and the Eye.- Drugs and the Eye.- Section 5 Visual Disability.- Blindness.- Further Reading.