Contact Lens Practice
- 2nd Edition - March 10, 2010
- Latest edition
- Author: Nathan Efron
- Language: English
Thoroughly revised and updated, this popular book provides a comprehensive yet easy to read guide to modern contact lens practice. Beautifully re-designed in a clean, co… Read more
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Thoroughly revised and updated, this popular book provides a comprehensive yet easy to read guide to modern contact lens practice. Beautifully re-designed in a clean, contemporary layout, this second edition presents relevant and up-to-date information in a systematic manner, with a logical flow of subject matter from front to back.
This book wonderfully captures the ‘middle ground’ in the contact lens field … somewhere between a dense research-based tome and a basic fitting guide. As such, it is ideally suited for both students and general eye care practitioners who require a practical, accessible and uncluttered account of the contact lens field.
- Outlines a rational clinical approach to modern contact lens fitting - practical advice for the clinic and the classroom
- Logical structure and systematic layout, with relevant chapters grouped into coherent sections for easy reference
- Up-to-date for accurate information
- Chapters are contextualised through cross-referencing - helping to reflect the relative importance of different topics
- Provides an 'historical time line' of contact lens development and explains the current global situation
- Explains how contact lenses are fabricated, designed, manufactured and measured
- Reviews the scientific principles that underpin the clinical application of contact lenses
Optometrists and dispensing opticians in training and practice
Part 1 Introduction
Historical perspective.
The anterior eye
Visual optics
Clinical instruments
Part 2 Soft contact lenses
Soft lens materials
Soft lens manufacture
Soft lens optics
Soft lens measurement
Soft lens design and fitting
Soft toric lens design and fitting
Soft lens care systems
Part 3 Rigid contact lenses
Rigid lens materials
Rigid lens manufacture
Rigid lens optics
Rigid lens measurement
Rigid lens design and fitting
Rigid toric lens design and fitting
Rigid lens care systems
Part 4 Lens replacement modalities
Unplanned lens replacement
Daily soft lens replacement
Planned soft lens replacement
Planned rigid lens replacement
Part 5 Special lenses and fitting considerations
Scleral lenses
Tinted lenses
Presbyopia
Continuous wear
Sport
Keratoconus
High ametropia
Paediatric fitting
Therapeutic applications
Post-refractive Surgery
Post-keratoplasty
Orthokeratology
Diabetes
Part 6 Patient examination and management
History taking
Preliminary examination
Patient education
Aftercare
Complications
Digital imaging
Compliance
Practice management
Appendices
Index
“The student and practitioner with minimal contact lens experience will find this book to be a very useful reference. It provides an excellent overview of the contemporary contact lens field and is highly recommended.”
Michael Collins, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, May 2002
Review of the first edition
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: March 10, 2010
- Language: English
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