Presbyopia : origins, effects, and treatment / edited by Ioannis G. Pallikaris, Sotiris Plainis, W. Neil Charman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pallikaris, Ioannis G., 1947-

Plainis, Sotiris.

Charman, W. N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presbyopia.

Eye--Accommodation and refraction--Age factors.

Eye.

Presbyopia--Treatment.

Medical Subjects:

Presbyopia.

Physical Description:

xviii, 318 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Thorofare, NJ : SLACK, [2012]

Summary:

For ophthalmologists and optometrists, Pallikaris (vision and optics, U. of Crete, Greece) et al. assemble 35 chapters by a group of ophthalmologists and optometrists from Europe, North America, Australia, and Brazil who summarize current views on the physiology of accommodation and age-based changes that lead to presbyopia. They review demographics, clinical aspects, depth of focus of the eye, and the youthful accommodation system and its performance, then the effect of aging on accommodation, general optical characteristics, and neural performance. They discuss theories of presbyopia, the vergence system, and current and proposed methods for correction, including spectacles, contact lenses, and surgery, ending with a section on how to assess the effectiveness of a method. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781617110269

1617110264

OCLC:

698329534