The contact lens manual: a practical guide to fitting

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 contactlenses. 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 a bonus CD-ROM with 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. INDICE: Preface How to use this bookCommon Abbreviations Section 1: Preliminaries1. Background2. Instrumentation3. Record Keeping4. Consulting room procedures and equipment5. Preliminary considerations and examination6. Dry eyes and the tear film7. Lens types and materials Section 2: Rigid Gas Permeable Lens Fitting8. Principles of rigid lens design9. Development of rigid lens design10. Rigid lens selection and fitting11. Fluorescein patterns and fitting12. Aspheric lenses13. Rigid lens specification and verification14. Orthokeratology and reverse geometry lenses Section 3: Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel Fitting15. Soft lens fitting and design16. Soft lens fitting characteristics17. Other soft lens fitting considerations18. Disposable lenses and frequent (planned) replacement19. Silicone Hydrogels20. Soft lens specification and verification Section 4: Complex Lenses22. Toric rigid lenses23. Toric soft lenses24. Lenses for presbyopia25. Special lens features and applications Section 5: Management26. Care systems27. Lens collection and patient instruction28. Aftercare29. Aftercare Complications30. Additional Aftercare Procedures Section 6: Children and Therapeutic Lenses31. Contact lenses and children32. Therapeutic and Complex Lens Designs Glossary of contact lens-related termsAppendixIndex

• ISBN: 978-0-7506-7590-1
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 448
• Fecha Publicación: 27/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés