Primary Care Optometry

Theodore P. Grosvenor

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.

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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
• 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
• 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
• Appendix B Contact Lens Tables: 473
• Glossary: 475
• Index: 489

About the author

Adjunct Professor, Pacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR; Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Optometry, Bloomington, IN; Professor Emeritus, University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, TX

Bibliographic information

• Title: Primary Care Optometry
• Author: Theodore P. Grosvenor
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2007
• ISBN: 0750675756, 9780750675758
• Length: 510 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Optometry