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Fitting Guide for Rigid and Soft Contact Lenses

A Practical Approach

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Description
Updated and revised, the 4th Edition of this reader-friendly reference presents straightforward guidelines for proper contact lens fitting. Covering todays full range of contact lens types, it also explores how to manage some of the major complications of contact lens wear. Devoid of extraneous optical theory, it focuses on the hands-on information that readers need to know in order to provide complete well-eye care.
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9780323014403
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Publication date
2001
Issue number
4
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
736
Dimensions (mm)
184 x 260
Weight (g)
1798
  • Part I: Fundamentals

    1 Anatomy of Physiology of the Cornea
    2 Basic Terminology
    3 Assessment of the Prospective Contact Lens Wearer
    4 Examination of the Anterior Ocular Surface and Tear Film - Joshua E. Josephson
    5 Patient Selection: Finding the Right Lens for the Right Patient
    6 Soft Lenses: Characteristics, Advantages, and Disadvantages

    Part II: Basic Fitting: An Approach to Lens-Fitting and Small Volume Fitter

    7 Office Evaluation and Verification of Soft Lenses
    8 General Guidelines for Fitting Soft Lenses
    9 Fitting Methods for Soft Lenses
    10 Handling of Soft Lenses: Insertion, Removal, and Wearing
    11 Care Systems for Soft Lenses
    12 Tinted Contact Lenses - Harold A. Stein and Leroy G. Meschel
    13 Problems Associated with Soft Lenses

    Section Two: Rigid Lenses

    14 History of Contact Lenses
    15 Systems for Lens Ordering
    16 Insertion and Removal Techniques
    17 Office Modification of Rigid Lenses - Penny Cook Pilliar and Karosh Nikeghbal
    18 Lens Solutions for Cleaning and Disinfecting Rigid Lenses
    19 Adaptive Systems for Rigid Lenses
    20 Fitting Problems and Their Solutions
    21 Complications of Rigid Lenses
    22 How to Ensure Your Rigid Lenses Are What You Ordered - G. Peter Halberg and Harold A. Stein

    Section Three: Rigid Gas-Permeable Lenses

    23 Rigid Gas-Permeable Lens (RGP): Materials, Design, and Fitting - Harold A. Stein and Phyllis Rakow
    24 Rigid Aspheric Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses - Phyllis Rakow

    Part III: Fitting Guide For More Advanced Fitters

    25 Keratoconus
    26 The Correction of Astigmatism with Contact Lenses
    27 Toric Lens Fitting - Peter R. Kastl
    28 Fitting the Presyope Bifocal Contact Lens: Rigid and Soft - Lynn Maund
    29 Special Uses for Rigid and Soft Lenses
    30 Aphakic and Pseudoaphakic Rigid and Soft Lenses
    31 Extended-Wear Lenses
    32 Disposable Contact Lenses - Melvin Freeman
    33 Therapeutic Contact Lenses - James V. Aquavella
    34 Practical Problems and Their Solutions: Case Analysis - Harold A. Stein and Jean-Pierre Chartrand
    35 Corneal Topography and Computerized Contact Lens Fitting - Michael A. Ward

    Part IV: Complications of Contact Lens Wearer

    36 Problems Associated with Current Care Systems - James E. Key and John F. Morgan
    37 Endothelial Response to Contact Lenses
    38 Epithelial and Subepithelial Complications of Contact Lenses
    39 Serious Corneal Complications of Contact Lenses and Their Management
    40 Contact Lens Wear and Ocular Allergy - Peter Doshik

    Part V: Contact Lens Practice

    41 How to Start a Contact Lens Practice - James E. Key and Carole L. Mobley
    42 Management of a Contact Lens Practice
    43 Practical Business Aspects of a Contact Lens Practice
    44 The Role of Contact Lenses in a Refractive Practice
    45 Computers in a Contact Lens Practice - Alan Mandelberg
    46 Cosmetics and Contact Lens Wear
    47 AIDS and Contact Lenses - Charles B. Slonim
    48 Overview of Ophthalmic Photography - Csaba L. Martonyi

    Glossary

    Supplementary Readings

    APPENDICES

    A Thickness Conversion Table
    B Conversion Tables for Diopters to Millimeters of Radius
    C Conversion of Spectacle Lens Power Worn at Various Distances to Equivalent Contact Lens Power
    D Table of Sagittal Values
    E Conversion Table Relating Diopters of Corneal Refracting Power to Millimeters of Radius of Curvature
    F Compensation for Effect of Vertex Distances When Plus Lens Is Moved from the Eye
    G Compensation for Effect of Vertex Distances When Plus Lens Is Moved Toward the Eye
    H Optical Constants of the Eye
    I Sagittal Relationship of Various Base Curves and Diameters
    J Dioptric Curves for Extended Range of Keratometer
    K Edge-Thickness Changes as a Function of Lens Power (for Base Curve 7.6 mm)
    L Estimating Visual Loss
    M Drugs Commonly Used in Ophthalmology
    N Abbreviations in Clinical Use
    O Vision and Driving
    P Acanthamoeba Keratitis: CLAO Policy Statement Revised May 1989
    Q Translations of Commonly Asked Questions and Commands
    R Principles of Informed Consent
    S Basic Optics and Physiology
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