Primary Care Optometry

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Elsevier Health Sciences, 2007 - Medical - 510 pages
An ideal resource for anyone involved in eye care - students, opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists - this resource provides comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis and management of common eye and vision problems. Key topics include procedures for myopia control or reduction, as well as the co-management of refractive surgery and ocular disease. This book is also an excellent guide to detecting systemic diseases that can have an effect on the visual system.
  • Complete coverage of key optometric skills, including:
    • how to take a comprehensive ocular and health history
    • how to thoroughly investigate ocular health status
    • how to perform a thorough refractive and binocular vision examination
    • how to prescribe corrective lenses and/or vision therapy
    • how to co-manage refractive surgery and ocular disease.
  • Comprehensive discussions of the theory behind each optometric procedure.
  • An emphasis on current non-surgical methods of myopia control and reduction, as well as methods of caring for patients with impaired vision.
  • A logical organization, divided into three main parts: anomalies of refraction and binocular vision, optometric examination, and diagnosis and management.
  • In-depth coverage of topics that include: objective refraction, subjective refraction, binocular vision examination, corneal topography measurement, ophthalmic lenses, geriatric optometry, vision impairment, control of myopia, and management of ocular diseases in a primary care optometric practice.
  • An increased emphasis on changes in vision likely to occur in older patients, including age-related vision loss.
  • Expanded coverage of hot topics in optometry, such as diabetes and macular degeneration.
  • Four new chapters covering Hyperopia, Age-Related Vision Problems, Age-Related Vision Loss, and Care of the Vision-Impaired Patient.
  • The user-friendly layout now features more tables, boxes, and illustrations to speed you to important information.
  • A new full-color design offers a wealth of vivid illustrations that clearly depict important procedures, concepts, and techniques.
 

Contents

PART ONE ANOMALIES OF REFRACTION AND BINOCULAR VISION 1 Anomalies of Refraction
3
Epidemiology of Ametropia
22
Myopia
41
Hyperopia
68
Anomalies of Binocular Vision
75
PART TWO THE OPTOMETRIC EXAMINATION 6 The Patient History
99
The Preliminary Examination
112
The Ocular Health Examination
137
Contact Lenses
302
Nonsurgical Methods of Myopia Control or Reduction
370
Refractive Surgery
388
AgeRelated Vision Problems
404
AgeRelated Vision Loss
416
Care of the VisionImpaired Patient
435
The Role and Scope of the Primary Care Optometrist
456
Appendix A ProblemOriented Optometric Records
463

Objective Refraction
183
Subjective Refraction
209
The Binocular Vision Examination
224
PART THREE OPTOMETRIC DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT 12 Management of Anomalies of Refraction and Binocular Vision
251
Ophthalmic Lenses
274
Appendix B Contact Lens Tables
473
Glossary
475
Index
489
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