Contact Lens Practice

Nathan Efron, BScOptom PhD (Melbourne), DSc (Manchester), FAAO (Dip CCLRT), FIACLE, FCCLSA, FBCLA, FACO, Research Professor, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Thoroughly revised and updated, this popular book provides a comprehensive yet easy to read guide to modern contact lens practice. Beautifully re-designed in a clean, contemporary layout, this second edition presents relevant and up-to-date information in a systematic manner, with a logical flow of subject matter from front to back.

This book wonderfully captures the middle ground in the contact lens field somewhere between a dense research-based tome and a basic fitting guide. As such, it is ideally suited for both students and general eye care practitioners who require a practical, accessible and uncluttered account of the contact lens field.

Audience
Optometrists and dispensing opticians in training and practice

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Hardbound, 496 Pages

Published: March 2010

Imprint: Butterworth Heinemann

ISBN: 978-0-7506-8869-7

Reviews

The student and practitioner with minimal contact lens experience will find this book to be a very useful reference. It provides an excellent overview of the contemporary contact lens field and is highly recommended.
Michael Collins, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, May 2002
Review of the first edition

Part 1 Introduction
Historical perspective.
The anterior eye
Visual optics
Clinical instruments

Part 2 Soft contact lenses
Soft lens materials
Soft lens manufacture
Soft lens optics
Soft lens measurement
Soft lens design and fitting
Soft toric lens design and fitting
Soft lens care systems

Part 3 Rigid contact lenses
Rigid lens materials
Rigid lens manufacture
Rigid lens optics
Rigid lens measurement
Rigid lens design and fitting
Rigid toric lens design and fitting
Rigid lens care systems

Part 4 Lens replacement modalities
Unplanned lens replacement
Daily soft lens replacement
Planned soft lens replacement
Planned rigid lens replacement

Part 5 Special lenses and fitting considerations
Scleral lenses
Tinted lenses
Presbyopia
Continuous wear
Sport
Keratoconus
High ametropia
Paediatric fitting
Therapeutic applications
Post-refractive Surgery
Post-keratoplasty
Orthokeratology
Diabetes

Part 6 Patient examination and management
History taking
Preliminary examination
Patient education
Aftercare
Complications
Digital imaging
Compliance
Practice management

Appendices
Index

Contact Lens Practice

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