Textbook of Contact Lenses

Rajesh Sinha, Vijay Kumar Dada (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

333 Seiten

2017 | 5th Revised edition
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (Verlag)
978-93-86150-44-8 (ISBN)

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Comprehensive guide to contact lenses for optometrists and ophthalmic assistants. Fully revised new edition providing latest information in the field. Covers all types of contact lenses and potential complications. Includes use of lenses with specific ocular disorders and after refractive surgery.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the complete field of contact lenses for optometrists and ophthalmic assistants.

Beginning with an introduction to the evolution of contact lenses and the relevant anatomy and physiology, the following chapters explain the different types of contact lenses, materials and fitting, and lens solutions.

Chapters dedicated to the use of contact lenses with certain ocular conditions such as astigmatism, keratoconus and aphakia, are also included.

The final sections discuss complications associated with wearing contact lenses and also the fitting of lenses after refractive surgery.

The fifth edition has been fully revised to provide the very latest information and features images, diagrams and tables to enhance learning.

Key Points

Comprehensive guide to contact lenses for optometrists and ophthalmic assistants
Fully revised new edition providing latest information in the field
Covers all types of contact lenses and potential complications
Includes use of lenses with specific ocular disorders and after refractive surgery

Rajesh Sinha MD DNB FIACLE FRCS Additional Professor Cornea, Lens and Refractive Surgery Services, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Vijay Kumar Dada MS DOMS Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India

Evolution of Contact Lenses
Relevant Anatomy and Physiology
Contact Lenses: Indications
Contact Lens: Contraindications
Materials for Contact Lenses
Contact Lens Patients: Initial Visit
Keratometry and Corneal Topography
Fitting Philosophies
Handling Instructions
Follow-up Post-fitting Problems
Astigmatism
Keratoconus
Aphakia
Inspection and Verification
Contact Lens Solutions
Special Lenses and Indications
Soft Lenses
Contact Lens: Optics
Ocular Response to Contact Lens Wear
Extended Wear Lenses
Gas Permeable Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (Hard Lenses)
Toric Soft Lenses
Special Lenses
Complications of Contact Lenses
Ocular Changes with Contact Lenses
Silicone Lenses
Extended Wear Rigid Lenses
Contact Lens Fitting after Refractive Surgery

Appendices

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.02.2017
Zusatzinfo	31 Tables, unspecified; 36 Halftones, color; 33 Illustrations
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 241 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
ISBN-10	93-86150-44-1 / 9386150441
ISBN-13	978-93-86150-44-8 / 9789386150448
Zustand	Neuware