Front-line optometric practice staff have a lot on their plates. To give the best service to customers they need to have a good knowledge of contact lens practice (especially care procedures), be familiar with different types of lenses and their application, they need to understand different prescriptions, presbyopia and the types of ametropia, and they need to have grasped the fundamentals of degenerative eye conditions such as cataract, glaucoma and macular degeneration . to say nothing of having daily to draw on excellent interpersonal skills which allow them to deal with clients sympathetically and tactfully. Tocap it all, they need to be accomplished administrators who can keep on top of the flow of work, records and appointments generated by a busy practice.The Complete Optometric Assistant will be your valued guide through all of the above. Sarah Morgan draws on her experience as an optometrist teaching optometricassistants to take you step-by-step and with clarity and authority through each of these areas and more in one handy volume. Comprehensive and extremely practical, The Complete Optometric Assistant will be indispensable reading for all front-line practice staff, as well as being enormously useful to students and dispensing opticians. INDICE: Part 1 - STAFF IN EYE CARE1.1 The role of the optical assistant1.2Orientating new staff1.3 Personnel in eye carePart 2 - THE PATIENT VISIT2.1 Patient history - and the impact on the eye examination2.2 Behind the consulting room door2.3 Supplementary tests2.4 Visual fieldsPart 3 - INTRODUCTION TO THE EYE3.1 A fascinating tour of the eye3.2 Changes to the front of they eye3.3 Irritable eyes3.4 Changes to the inside of the eyePart 4 - COMMON EYE CONDITIONS4.1 Cataract4.2 Glaucoma4.3 Diabetes4.4 Age-related macular degenerationPart5 - UNDERSTANDING VISION5.1 Record cards5.2 Myopia5.3 Hyperopia5.4 Astigmatism5.5 Presbyopia5.6 Children's vision5.7 Low vision5.8 Refractive surgeryPart 6- CONTACT LENSES6.1 Introduction to contact lenses6.2 Contact lens solutions6.3 Teaching the new wearer6.4 Contact lens aftercarePart 7 - ADVICE ON SPECTACLES7.1 Ophthalmic lenses7.2 Ophthalmic frames7.3 UV protection7.4 Eye protection7.5 Spectacle collectionsPart 8 - PRACTICE AND PATIENT MANAGEMENT8.1 Appointment scheduling8.2 Tricky symptoms8.3 Tricky customers8.4 A strong practice team8.5 Patient satisfactionAPPENDICESSoft contact lens check listRigid contact lens check listContinuous wear contact lens check listCustomer concern formColour plate
- ISBN: 978-0-7506-8888-8
- Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 302
- Fecha Publicación: 30/07/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés