The Contact Lens Manual: A Practical Fitting Guide - Brossura

Gasson, Andrew; Morris, Judith

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0750631872 ISBN 13: 9780750631877

Casa editrice: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 1998

Riassunto

Retaining the practical approach of the previous edition, the book has been completely updated and revised to include new clinical and fitting procedures as well as a completely new interactive CD-Rom.

There are new chapters covering: disposable lenses, orthokeratology, record keeping and a glossary of terms. There is a wealth of new information particularly concerning: current lenses and care products, contact lens instrumentation, tear flow assessment, lens classification and aspheric lens design.

CD-Rom by Tony Hough includes:

Fully interactive and highly contemporary

Colour versions of illustrations from the book of lens/cornea relationships

Comprehensive gallery of high quality colour photographs

Comparative fluorescein analysis of spherical, toric and aspheric lens geometries

Interactive soft toric lens calculator

A range of useful calculation tools for everyday contact lens practice

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for accompanying disk
IBM PC or compatible, 486 DX or higher, running Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, with 16MB RAM, 10MB of hard disk free, CD-ROM drive and monitor capable of displaying at least 256 colours at 800 x 600 resolution.

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Contenuti:

Background; Instrumentation; Record Keeping; Consulting room procedures and equipment; Preliminary considerations and examination; Lens types and materials; Principles of hard lens design; Development of hard lens design; Hard lens selection and fitting; Fluorescein patterns and fitting; Aspheric lenses; Hard lens specification and verification; PMMA corneal lens fitting; Orthokeratology and reverse geometry lenses; Scleral lens fitting; Soft lens designs and fitting; Other soft lens fitting considerations; Soft lens fitting characteristics; Disposable lenses and frequent (planned) replacements; Soft lens specification and verification; Extended wear; Toric hard lenses; Toric soft lenses; Bifocal lenses and presbyopia; Special lens features and applications; Care systems; Lens collection and patient instruction; Aftercare; Supplementary aftercare; Contact lenses and children; Therapeutic fitting with hard and soft lenses; Other lenses for therapeutic fitting; Glossary; Appendix; Index; Instructions for the CD-ROM

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• Editore: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0750631872
• ISBN 13: 9780750631877
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 424