Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses

Description:

Up to date, easy to use, and well-illustrated,Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, 5th Edition, helps both students and practitioners fit, evaluate, and troubleshoot contact lens issues in everyday practice. Written by renowned experts in the field, this practical guide is designed for quick access to key information, and includes sample cases, nomograms, and proficiency checklists that summarize and emphasize important points. Thoroughly revised content ensures you'll have the most current guidance on rigid gas permeable lens design and fitting, soft lens problem solving, orthokeratology, bifocal correction, and much more.

Table of Contents:

SECTION I. Introduction

1 Preliminary Evaluation

2 Optical Considerations in Contact Lens Practice

SECTION II. Gas-Permeable Lenses

3 Corneal Topography

4 Material Selection

5 Gas-Permeable Lens Design, Fitting, and Evaluation

6 Gas-Permeable Lens Care and Patient Education

7 Verification

8 Gas-Permeable Lens Problem-Solving

9 Modification of Gas-Permeable Corneal and Scleral Lenses

SECTION III. Soft Lenses

10 Soft Material Selection (Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel)

11 Soft Contact Lens Fitting and Evaluation

12 Soft Lens Care and Patient Education

13 Soft Lens Problem-Solving

SECTION IV. Challenging Cases

14 Correction of Astigmatism

15 Multifocal Contact Lenses

16 Overnight Contact Lens Wear

17 Pediatric Contact Lens Fitting

18 Keratoconus

19 Postsurgical Contact Lens Fitting

20 Scleral Lenses

21 Myopia Control

22 Orthokeratology

23 Prosthetic Contact Lenses

24 Management of Contact Lens???Associated or Lens???Induced Pathology

25 Contact Lens Practice Management

26 Specialty Contact Lens Coding and Billing

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Index