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Books in Optometry

Focusing on vision assessment, refractive errors, and contact lens technology, this portfolio supports optometrists and vision scientists. It features diagnostic tools, correction methods, and eye health strategies.

  • System for Ophthalmic Dispensing

    • 4th Edition
    • Clifford W. Brooks
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Optometry**Understan... and meet your patients’ eyewear needs with the reference that covers every aspect of dispensing ― from basic terminology to frame selection to eyewear fitting, adjusting, and repairing. System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 4th Edition, provides a step-by-step system for properly fitting and adjusting eyewear, including the nuances of lens selection, making it an ideal resource both for students who are just learning about dispensing and practitioners who want to keep their skills up to date. Thorough discussions of every topic and hundreds of newly revised and enhanced review questions make this a one-stop educational and clinical resource for today’s eyecare professionals.

  • Theory and Practice of Optics and Refraction

    • 5th Edition
    • A. K. Khurana
    • English
    Theory and Practice of Optics and Refraction, in its fifth edition, continues to be a part of Modern System of Ophthalmology (MSO) Series. Without altering the basic text and layout, each chapter has been thoroughly revised to keep abreast with the newer concepts and principles of optics and refraction involved in investigative as well as therapeutic optical modalities evolved over the period of time.

  • Réfractions

    Du diagnostic aux traitements optiques et chirurgicaux
    • 1st Edition
    • Emmanuel Bui Quoc + 2 more
    • French
    La réfraction de l’oeil est, depuis le diagnostic jusqu’à la prise en charge optique et chirurgicale,au centre des efforts conjugués des ophtalmologistes, des opticiens et des orthoptistes, pourreconnaître la nature du trouble visuel et faire bénéficier à chacun d’une vision optimale et confortable.Cet ouvrage sur les réfractions permettra à tous les acteurs de la santé visuelle de parfaitementcomprend... les bases fondamentales et le système optique de l’oeil, les méthodes d’examen pouraboutir à un traitement juste et adapté de l’éventuelle erreur réfractive, quels que soient l’âge et lesbesoins du patient.L’ouvrage, à visée pratique, est très richement illustré pour étayer les textes et les explications. Il tientcompte des évolutions médicales, scientifiques et organisationnelles actuelles : nouvellesmachines, innovations technologiques, délégation de tâches et nouveautés règlementaires, évolutiondes verres et des lentilles de contact, innovations de la chirurgie réfractive.

  • Degeneración macular asociada a la edad

    • 1st Edition
    • Weiye Li
    • Spanish
    Una visión única de la DMAE, una de las principales causas de ceguera en personas de edad avanzada, mediante la presentación de los últimos estudios basados en la evidencia y la conversión de sus hallazgos en un conocimiento práctico y concreto. Incluye guías clínicas sobre el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la DMAE, que com prenden la clasificación, los signos y los síntomas, las pruebas de imagen y el diagnós tico diferencial tanto en la era previa a la aparición de la tomografía de coherencia óptica como en la actual, y presenta información actualizada sobre los tratamientos en desarrollo. Explica la genética molecular y los eventos patogénciso de la DMAE desde los punvtos de vista clínicos y de la ciencia básica, lo que invita a buscar nuevas dianas terapéuticas. Contiene más de 112 ilustraciones en color obtenidas con técnicas de imagen mul - timodales que muestran con claridad la fisiopatologí y la patologí clíica de la DMAE. Gracias a su orientación eminentemente práctica y clínica, así como por las nuevas estrategias terapéuticas que presenta, este libro constituye una referencia esencial para oftalmólogos, optometristas e investigadores.

  • Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System

    • 4th Edition
    • Lee Ann Remington + 1 more
    • English
    Providing the ocular anatomy and physiology content needed for a thorough comprehension of this complex field, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System, 4th Edition, offers a solid foundation for recognizing and understanding specific clinical situations and how they relate to anatomic structure. This concise, well-referenced resource covers the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa and visual pathways, and histologic information—the information you need for success in coursework, certification exams, and clinical practice.

  • Pickwell's Binocular Vision Anomalies

    • 6th Edition
    • Bruce J. W. Evans
    • English
    Now in a fully up-to-date 6th Edition, Pickwell's Binocular Vision Anomalies provides a practical introduction to binocular vision, offering comprehensive theory, how-to clinical guidance, and a summary of current research in a single, consolidated volume. Ideally suited for both students and clinicians, this bestselling text serves as an accessible, evidence-based reference when faced with binocular vision or pediatric challenges.

  • Contact Lenses

    • 6th Edition
    • Anthony J. Phillips + 1 more
    • English
    Completely revised with the latest advances, evidence, and standards needed for everyday practice, Contact Lenses, 6th Edition, remains a definitive work on this multi-faceted topic, ideal for optometrists, dispensing opticians, ophthalmologists, and contact lens practitioners. This classic, superbly designed text is perfectly suited for health care professionals, providing all of the essential knowledge needed in one convenient volume.

  • Contact Lens Complications

    • 4th Edition
    • Nathan Efron
    • English
    In this thoroughly updated fourth edition, award-winning contact lens author, lecturer, and researcher, Professor Nathan Efron, presents an easily accessible, systematic account of how to identify, understand, and manage contact lens complications. Professor Efron is renowned for his ability to distil often-complex principles of ocular physiology and pathology into a clinically-friendly format. The subject matter is arranged logically by tissue structure – which is the way practitioners naturally approach clinical problems. Beautifully presented and lavishly illustrated with full-color schematic diagrams and clinical pictures, this book can serve as both a practical chair-side manual and authoritative reference.

  • Präklinisches Traumamanagement

    Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), Deutsche Bearbeitung durch PHTLS Deutschland und Schweiz
    • 3rd Edition
    • German
    PHTLS – das weltweit erfolgreiche Konzept für alle in der Präklinik im Rahmen der Schwerverletztenvers... beteiligten Berufsgruppen Am Einsatzort nach dem weltweit anerkannten Konzept zum traumatologischen Notfallmanagement - Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) handeln: Im Mittelpunkt stehen der Traumapatient und seine bestmögliche Behandlung. PHTLS vermittelt evidenzbasierte Prinzipien der modernen Traumaversorgung. Das Ergebnis sind gut geschulte sowie differenziert denkende und handelnde Einsatzkräfte in bereits 66 Ländern weltweit. PHTLS ergänzt nahtlos das ATLS-Konzept des American College of Surgeons (ACS) für die klinische Versorgung von Traumapatienten. Das ''Präklinische Traumamanagement'' bietet didaktisch hervorragend aufbereitete und leicht verständliche Anleitungen nach dem PHTLS-Standard, u.a.: Einschätzung und Absicherung der Einsatzstelle Traumakinematik und Verletzungsmechanism... Überblick über alle relevanten Verletzungen wie Schädel-Hirn-Trauma, Brust- und Abdominaltrauma, spinales Trauma Trauma bei Kindern und alten Menschen Erstversorgung bei Verbrennungen und Erfrierungen Schritt-für-Schritt-... in Text und Bild u.a. zum Airway-Management und zur Immobilisation bei Wirbelsäulentrauma Goldene Prinzipien des präklinischen Traumamanagements Beurteilung und Behandlung des Traumapatienten Katastrophen-Managem... Verwundetenversorgun... im Rahmen militärischer Einsätze Neu in der 3. Auflage: Ein Kapitel zum tieferen Verständnis der ''Physiologie von Leben und Tod'' Aktualität und Übereinstimmung mit den von PHTLS Deutschland vorgegebenen Lehrmeinungen Berücksichtigung der aktuellen TCCC Leitlinien (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) Die wichtigsten Lehraussagen zum PHTLS Anwenderkurs als Zusatzkapitel - nun auch im Buch enthalten

  • Optometría. Aspectos avanzados y consideraciones especiales

    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Montés Micó
    • Spanish
    Obra de texto que presenta, entre otras cuestiones, las peculiaridades del examen antopométrico en pacientes de características especiales, así como la cirugía refractiva, la farmacología, etc. En la obra participan profesores de las universidades españolas en las que se imparten los estudios de Óptica y Optometría y también destacados expertos tanto nacionales como internacionales con una destacada trayectoria profesional. Se acompaña de un valioso material complementario online que consta de: 40 casos clínicos, 13 vídeos sobre contactología especializada, una galería de imágenes a todo color y material de apoyo.

  • Optometría. Principios básicos y aplicación clínica

    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Montés Micó
    • Spanish
    Libro de texto en el que se combinan los principios básicos de la optometría con su aplicación clínica, para así unir ambos enfoques, presentar las técnicas actuales para su estudio y dar una visión clara de la aplicación de dichas técnicas en pacientes. Aborda la actualización de las nuevas técnicas de Óptica y Optometría que se llevan a cabo en la práctica clínica diaria. Incluye el recurso online en ingles Student Consult, el cual contiene: preguntas de autoevaluación, casos clínicos, galería de imágenes y vídeos que recogen las principales técnicas.

  • Anterior Eye Disease and Therapeutics A-Z

    • 2nd Edition
    • Adrian S. Bruce + 1 more
    • English
    An indispensable ready-reference for eye-care professionals in Australia and New Zealand This newly-updated edition of Anterior Eye Disease and Therapeutics A-Z is a dictionary-style clinical guide to diagnosing and managing anterior eye conditions using ocular therapeutics. This easily accessible ophthalmology textbook offers succinct descriptions of over 160 anterior segment eye conditions – from Bacterial Conjunctivitis to Floppy Eyelid Syndrome and Vitamin A Deficiency – including 7 new conditions. Each anterior segment eye condition is supported by full colour clinical photographs, along with treatment protocols, down-to-earth advice, differential diagnoses and/or therapy alternatives. Anterior Eye Disease and Therapeutics A-Z, 2nd Edition is an indispensable eye-care textbook for busy primary care and specialist practitioners. It is also a concise encyclopaedia for students, making it an essential ophthalmology resource.

  • The Contact Lens Manual

    A Practical Guide to Fitting
    • 4th Edition
    • Andrew Gasson + 1 more
    • English
    The Contact Lens Manual continues to meet the needs of a new generation of optometrists, dispensing opticians, contact lens practitioners and students who require clear and reliable information for fitting a complete range of contact lenses. The fourth edition of this best-selling classic, now in full colour throughout, provides the most up-to-date guidance in all aspects of today’s lenses in a practical and easy to use manual. Featuring new developments in lens types, care regimes, current practices, and electronic access to brand new video footage as well as a range of learning tools, this manual offers a complete package to help readers expand their lens knowledge, improve fitting and optimise patient care.

  • Business Aspects of Optometry

    • 3rd Edition
    • Association of Practice Management Educa
    • English
    Count on this complete guide to setting up and managing an optometric practice! Business Aspects of Optometry covers everything related to the business side of a practice — such as selecting a location and staff, equipping the office, office administration and personnel management, marketing, options for a specialty practice, controlling costs, billing and reimbursement, risk management, and financial planning. To succeed in practice, this is the one resource you need!

  • Optometry: Science, Techniques and Clinical Management

    • 2nd Edition
    • Mark Rosenfield + 1 more
    • English
    An introduction to the theory and practice of optometry in one succinct volume. From the fundamental science of vision to clinical techniques and the management of common ocular conditions, this book encompasses the essence of contemporary optometric practice. Now in full colour and featuring over 400 new illustrations, this popular text which will appeal to both students and practitioners wishing to keep up to date has been revised significantly. The new edition incorporates recent advances in technology and a complete overview of clinical procedures to improve and update everyday patient care. Contributions from well-known international experts deliver a broad perspective and understanding of current optometric practice. A useful aid for students and the newly qualified practitioner, while providing a rapid reference guide for the more experienced clinician.

  • Clinical Ocular Pharmacology

    • 5th Edition
    • Jimmy D. Bartlett + 1 more
    • English
    Written by experts in the field, this comprehensive resource offers valuable information on the practical uses of drugs in primary eye care. Discussions of the pharmacology of ocular drugs such as anti-infective agents, anti-glaucoma drugs, and anti-allergy drugs lead to more in-depth information on ocular drugs used to treat a variety of disorders, including diseases of the eyelids, corneal diseases, ocular infections, and glaucoma. The book also covers ocular toxicology, focusing on drug interactions, ocular effects of systemic drugs, and life-threatening systemic emergencies.

  • Clinical Medicine in Optometric Practice

    • 2nd Edition
    • Bruce Muchnick
    • English
    This updated new edition is a practical guide to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of systemic disorders as they relate to primary eye care. It incorporates a multidisciplinary approach, from the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, to testing and diagnosis methods, to medical and surgical management. Clinical Medicine in Optometric Practice, 2nd Edition provides the reader with the information needed to make informed decisions about patient management, such as identifying symptoms and their related disorders, and knowing when to refer patients to a medical specialist.

  • Clinical Optics and Refraction

    A Guide for Optometrists, Contact Lens Opticians and Dispensing Opticians
    • 1st Edition
    • Andrew Keirl + 1 more
    • English
    It provides a comprehensive and clinically based guide to visual optics. With its suggested routines and numerous examples, this new book offers a straightforward "how to approach" to the understanding of clinical optics, refraction and contact lens optics. Designed for easy access, it presents information in a concise format that highlights key, need-to-know points. Part 1 addresses the basic visual optics of the eye along with emmetropia, ametropia and the correction of ametropia with spectacle lenses. Part 2 turns to the optics of contact lenses and the use of contact lenses in vision correction.

  • Bennett and Rabbett's Clinical Visual Optics

    • 4th Edition
    • Ronald B. Rabbetts
    • English
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The fourth edition of this classic textbook has been brought thoroughly up to date with revised chapters on Ocular Aberrations, Visual Examination of the Eye, and Distribution and Ocular Dioptics of Ametropia. New contributors have been added and the book has been completely redesigned using colour to offer a more accessible layout and enhance the many line illustrations. The new companion website has valuable additional resources including a simulation of subjective refraction, video clips showing clinical procedures and extra appendices to the book.

  • System for Ophthalmic Dispensing

    • 3rd Edition
    • Clifford W. Brooks + 1 more
    • English
    The ultimate ophthalmic dispensing reference, this book provides a step-by-step system for properly fitting and adjusting eyewear. It covers every aspect of dispensing — from basic terminology to frame selection to eyewear fitting, adjusting, and repairing. Perfect for both students who are just learning about dispensing and practitioners who want to keep their skills up to date, this resource offers in-depth discussions of all types of lenses, including multifocal, progressive, absorptive, safety, recreational, aspheric, and high index. Plus, it goes beyond the basics to explore the "how" and "why" behind lens selection, to help you better understand and meet your patients' vision needs.

  • Optical Formulas Tutorial

    • 2nd Edition
    • Ellen D. Stoner
    • English
    Designed for students and professionals preparing for the ABO certification exam or wishing to quickly brush up on optical formulas, this easy-to-use workbook contains optical formulas, definitions, and walk-through problems with practical examples throughout. Rather than searching through dozens of optics books, readers will find all relevant information here in one source. Coverage includes everything from sine, cosine and tangent to resultant prism and resolving prism to polarized filters - and much more!

  • Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System

    • 3rd Edition
    • Lee Ann Remington + 1 more
    • English
    Taking the place of the multiple texts traditionally needed to cover visual anatomy and physiology, Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System, 3rd Edition dramatically lightens your load by providing one book that covers it all! This concise, well-referenced resource contains information on the clinical anatomy of the eye, its adnexa and visual pathways, histologic information, plus newly added content on physiology of the human ocular structures. Vivid illustrations complement the text and provide clinical information on diseases and disorders that represent departures from normal clinical anatomy.

  • Optics

    • 11th Edition
    • Mike Freeman + 1 more
    • English
    An understanding of the fundamental principles of geometrical and physical optics is essential for any student engaged in the study of the visual sciences, but the non-physicist needs a text which clearly explains these notoriously difficult concepts in order to apply them to the practical and clinical aspects of vision. Optics by Freeman and Hull fulfils this requirement admirably.

  • Essentials of Ophthalmic Lens Finishing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Clifford W. Brooks
    • English
    Highly readable and packed with instructional photos and drawings, this book also features a separate kit for practicing lens edging layout at home. Proficiency tests for self-assessment are included for each chapter and are an excellent review for examinations.

  • Optical Training

    Skills and Procedures
    • 1st Edition
    • Davey M. Wooton
    • English
    Opticianry is a large and growing ophthalmic specialty. This practical resource provides readers with a basic working knowledge of optics and office procedures. Offering a solid foundation of "need to know" information within about 4 weeks, this handbook is an ideal, basic reference for the non-optician receiving on-the-job training.

  • The Dry Eye

    A Practical Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Sudi Patel + 1 more
    • English
    This invaluable text covers the successful management of dry eye conditions very succinctly and in a way relevant for the modern practitioner or student. Setting goals and treatment objectives, and brimming with sound practical advice, it adopts a clinical decision-making approach to the subject. Management and treatment options are prioritised and evidence-based.An essential pocket reference for all students and practitioners treating dry eye conditions including ophthalmologists, optometrists, dispensing opticians, ophthalmic nurses and all those involved in the management of these challenging conditions.

  • Spectacle Lenses

    Theory and Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Colin Fowler + 1 more
    • English
    This up-to-date text offers a practical approach to the theory and practice of how spectacle lenses are made and how they work in correcting vision. It also covers the more fundamental aspects of spectacle lens dispensing with relevance to areas such as visual optics and geometric optics.

  • Eyecare Business

    Marketing and Strategy
    • 1st Edition
    • Gary L. Moss + 1 more
    • English
    Eyecare Business: Marketing and Strategy will help you gain a competitive edge in the changing world of eyecare.

  • Optics of the Human Eye

    • 1st Edition
    • David Atchison + 1 more
    • English
    The book is divided into a number of short chapters with each chapter dedicated to a single theme. For ease of reference, the most commonly useful topics are at the beginning and topics with narrower appeal, such as ocular aberrations, are placed towards the end. The book is divided into 5 sections, covering:* basic optical structure of the human eye* image formation and refraction of the eye (including refractive errors of the eye, measurement and correction) * interactions between light and the eye, considering transmission, reflection and scatter in the media of the eye and at the fundus* aberrations and retinal image quality* depth of field copics and age related changes in the optics of the eyeThe book concludes with 4 appendices, covering mathematics relating to paraxial optics, aberrations theory and image quality criteria and construction data, optical parameters and the aberrations of a number of schematic eyes.

  • Eye Movement Basics For The Clinician

    • 1st Edition
    • Kenneth Ciuffreda
    • English
    Using a clinically oriented framework, this reference describes the basic aspects of eye movement control as well as clinical implications and practical use. Covers basic eye movement systems and eye movement recording systems along with listings of the various types, costs and characteristics of each. Extensive use of graphics, case studies and original eye movement recordings makes it an easy-to-use resource.

  • Cataract

    Detection, Measurement and Management in Optometric Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • William A. Douthwaite + 1 more
    • English
    Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the approach to cataract treatment, the optometrist's role in the early detection and management of cataract is crucial.

  • The Geometrical Optics Workbook

    • 1st Edition
    • David S. Loshin
    • English
    This workbook is designed to supplement optics textbooks and covers all the traditional topics of geometrical optics. Terms, equations, definitions, and concepts are discussed briefly and explained through a series of problems that are worked out in a step-by-step manner which simplifies the problem-solving process. Additional practice problems are provided at the end of each chapter.

  • Geometric, Physical, and Visual Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Michael P. Keating
    • English
    A basic optics textbook that integrates relevant visual and ophthalmic optics material with basic geometric and physical optics. Dr. Keating's book uses the vergence approach to optics as well as the wavefront approach to vergence as an aid to developing optics intuition.