| Phys. Description |
xx, 872 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Anatomy of the eye -- Physiology of the eye -- Optics -- Pharmacology -- Microbiology -- Office efficiency and public relations -- History taking -- Preliminary examination -- Vision function and impairment -- Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- Refractive errors and how to correct them -- History of spectacles -- Facts about glasses -- Rigid contact lenses: basics -- Soft contact lenses -- Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- Dry eyes -- Managing a contact lens practice -- Visual fields -- Automated visual field testing -- Ocular Injuries -- The urgent case -- Common eye disorders -- Common retinal disorders -- Glaucoma -- Uveitis -- Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- The operative patient -- Highlights of ocular surgery -- Surgical Correction of Presbyopia -- Assisting the Surgeon -- Lasers in ophthalmology -- Ambulatory surgery -- Refractive surgery -- Corneal Collagen Cross Linking in the Management of ectatic diseases -- Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- Optical coherence tomography -- Computerized corneal topography -- Specular microscopy -- Diagnostic ultrasound -- Ocular motility and binocular vision and strabismus -- Ophthalmic photography -- Visual aids for the partially sighted -- Blind persons in the modern world -- Art and the eye -- Reading problems in children -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Computers in ophthalmic practice -- Allied health personnel in ophthalmology -- Ophthalmology ethics -- Ophthalmic allied health personnel: scope of practice -- Testing and certification of ophthalmic skills -- The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- Ophthalmic assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness -- Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmic Disorders. |
| Subject |
Ophthalmic Assistants.
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Eye Diseases -- therapy.
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Ophthalmology -- methods.
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| Other Number |
960844961 |
| Alt Author |
Stein, Harold A. (Harold Aaron), 1929- editor.
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Stein, Raymond M., editor.
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Freeman, Melvin I., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780323394772 |
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0323394779 |
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9780323394789 (eISBN) |
| Marc |
RE72.5 .S84 2018 |
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