Contact lenses / Anthony J. Phillips, Lynne Speedwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Anthony J. (Anthony John), author.

Speedwell, Lynne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contact lenses.

Contact Lenses.

Medical Subjects:

Contact Lenses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Edition:

Sixth edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2019

Summary:

Completely revised with the latest advances, evidence, and standards needed for everyday practice, Contact Lenses, 6th Edition, remains a definitive work on this multi-faceted topic, ideal for optometrists, dispensing opticians, ophthalmologists, and contact lens practitioners. This classic, superbly designed text is perfectly suited for health care professionals, providing all of the essential knowledge needed in one convenient volume. Provides up-to-date, authoritative information on contact lens materials and lens types, treatment in contact lens and tear film complications, and myopia correction and contact lenses for abnormal ocular conditions. Discusses current topics such as miniscleral lenses, keratoconus, corneal cross linking, and paediatric, cosmetic and prosthetic contact lenses. Includes NEW online access to ExpertConsult, with calculators and simulation programs for scleral lens fitting, sagittal values, soft toric mislocation, front vertex power, orthokeratology and rigid lens design, and more. Contains high-quality line diagrams and clinical illustrations to highlight key points in the text. Focuses on the evidence behind contact lens practice, enabling you to make informed choices about the care you give to your patients.

Contents:

Section 1. Contact lens history and material development: 1. The history of contact lenses / Jacqueline Lanb, Tim Bowden

2. Contact lens materials / Brian J. Tighe, Aisling Mann

Section 2. Anatomy, physiology and patient suitability: 3. Anatomy and physiology of the cornea and related structures / Jan P.G. Bergmanson

4. Microbiology, lens care and maintenance / Lewis Willians, Fiona Stapleton, Nicole Carnt

5. Tears and contact lenses / Jennifer P. Craig, Laura E. Downie

6. Assessment of patient suitability for contact lenses / Jennie Diec, Robert Terry

Section 3. Instrumentation and lens design: 7. Optics and lens design / Morley ford, Janet Stone

8. Clinical instrumentation in contact lens practice / James S. Wolffshon, Frank Eperjesi

Section 4. Lens fitting modalities: 9. Rigid gas permeable corneal and corneoscleral lens fitting / Anthony J. Phillips

10. Soft contact lens fitting / Lyndon Jones, Kathy Dumbleton

11. Toric contact lens fitting

12. Extended and continuous wear lenses / Eric B. Papas...[et al.]

13. Bifocal and multifocal contact lenses / Edward S. Bennet

14. Scleral lenses / Ken Pullum, Jenifer McMahon

Section 5. Patient management and aftercare: 15. Patient management / Kerry Atkinson

16. Aftercare / Richard Vodjlay, Charles McMonnies

17. Management of contact lens-induced pathology

18. Lens checking: soft and rigid / Wofgang Cagnolati

Section 6. Specialist lens fitting: 19. Orthokeratology / John Mountford

20. Keratoconus / Lachlan Hoy

21. High prescriptions / Lynne Speedwell

22. Postkeratoplasty contact lens fitting / Vijay Anand

23. Post-refractive surgery / Maria K. Walker, Patrick J. Caroline

24. Paediatric contact lenses / Lynne Speedwell

25. Cosmetic and prosthetic contact lenses / Michael Curtis, Grant Watters

26. Therapeutic contact lenses / Cindy Tromans

27. Special types of contact lenses and their uses / Judith Morris

28. Contact lens correction and myopia progression / Nicola S. Logan, Bernard Gilpartpin, Pauline Cho

Section 7. Other aspects of contact lens fitting: 29. Contact lens manufacturing / Stephen D. Newmann, John H. Clamp

30. Contact lens standards / Tony Hough

31. Legal issues and contact lenses / Michael Mihaildis

32. Setting up a research project / Graeme Young

33. Modification procedures / Anthony J. Phillips

Section 8. History

Section 9. Addendum: appedix: Spectacle and ocular refractation, or effective power of spectacle lenses in air at various vertex distances

IER grading scales.

Notes:

Print version record.

ISBN:

9780702071690 (eBook)