Spectacle Lenses

Spectacle Lenses

Author: Colin Fowler

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Medical

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780750623704

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This up to date text offers a practical approach to the theory and practice of how spectacle lenses are made and how they work in correcting vision. It also covers the more fundamental aspects of spectacle lens dispensing with relevance to areas such as visual optics and geometric optics.


Clinical Contact Lens Practice

Clinical Contact Lens Practice

Author: Edward S. Bennett

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 1102

ISBN-13: 9780781737050

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This comprehensive text and reference addresses the full scope of contemporary contact lens science and practice. With two expert editors and 100 first-rate contributors, the book presents practitioners and students in optometry and ophthalmology with key facts on corneal anatomy, recent research, contact lens design, patient evaluation, clinical applications, patient education, and complications of contact lens wear. More than 600 illustrations complement the text. Clinical Contact Lens Practice will be the standard text for required contact lens courses and will be an invaluable everyday reference for practitioners.


Contact Lenses

Contact Lenses

Author: Anthony J. Phillips

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2018-11-29

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 0702071692

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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. - 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.


Contact Lens Optics and Lens Design

Contact Lens Optics and Lens Design

Author: W. A. Douthwaite

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 0750688793

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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The 3rd edition of Contact Lens Optics & Lens Design provides a straightforward introduction and offers solutions to the vast majority of contact lens optics problems likely to be encountered in practice. This edition has been thoroughly updated and contains integral coverage of soft lenses, information on the latest corneal measuring techniques, and expanded coverage of astigmatism and corneal toricity. It includes a new chapter on presbyopia and separate treatment of orthokeratology. Also included on the CD-ROM, is a set of invaluable computer programs, which allow the users to bypass tedious calculations in arriving at best fits. Offers solutions to the vast majority of contact lens optics problems Includes a companion CD-ROM with calculators to resolve fitting problems Revised, expanded, and updated computer programs on CD-ROM New two-color design throughout Color plate section Integral coverage of soft and RGP lenses In-depth information on mean thickness and harmonic mean thickness Discussion of the latest corneal measuring techniques Wavefront aberrations Soft toric lenses discussed in detail New chapter on presbyopia correction and soft lens bifocal design Coverage of orthokeratology and other cutting-edge techniques


Clinical Optics and Refraction

Clinical Optics and Refraction

Author: Andrew William Keirl

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2007-10-10

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0750688890

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It provides a comprehensive and clinically based guide to visual optics. With its suggested routines and numerous examples, this new book offers a straightforward "how to approach" to the understanding of clinical optics, refraction and contact lens optics. Designed for easy access, it presents information in a concise format that highlights key, need-to-know points. Part 1 addresses the basic visual optics of the eye along with emmetropia, ametropia and the correction of ametropia with spectacle lenses. Part 2 turns to the optics of contact lenses and the use of contact lenses in vision correction. Numerous worked examples based on real examination questions Practical and user friendly text Over 190 clear line diagrams An essential passport to examination success and a valuable quick reference for practitioners