Primary Care OptometryAn 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.
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
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