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CLINICAL CASE IN CONTACT LENSES
Clinical Case in Contact Lenses
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By
Ronald Watanabe, OD, FAAO, Associate Professor of Optometry and Chief, Cornea and Contact Lens Service, The New England College of Optometry, Boston, MA, USA

Description
This clinical handbook presents common contact lens problems with step-by-step treatment solutions. Forty case studies cover a range of problems from basic fitting dilemmas to adverse effects of contact lens wear. Each case begins with a presentation of symptoms and signs, including a case history and objective test findings and ends with the author's diagnosis and discussion.

Contents
Fitting Dilemmas and Complexities: Low-Riding RGP Contact Lens; Laterally Decentered RGP Lens; High-Riding RGP Contact Lens; Another Low-Riding RGP Contact Lens; Blurry, Uncomfortable Soft Lens; Poor Vision with a Toric Soft Lens; More Blurry Vision with Soft Toric Lenses; Optical Problems: Visual Flare: 1. Visual Flare; 2. Sudden Onset Blur in One Eye; Blurry Vision with RGP Lenses; Blurry Vision with New RGP Contact Lenses; Double Vision with Soft Toric Lenses; Cloudy Vision; Foggy Vision; Blurry Near Vision; More Problems with Near Vision; Fit Induced Complications: Soft Lens Red Eye; Pain with Soft Lens Wear; Soft Lens Discomfort; Redness with RGP Lenses; More Redness with RGP Lenses; Itchy Soft Lens; Itchy RGP Lens; Soft Lens Discomfort; Routine Soft Lens Wearer; There's a White Spot on my Eye; Pain and Redness with Soft Lens Wear; RGP Discomfort; Painful, Red Eye with Soft Lens Wear; Specialty Contact Lens Fitting Dilemmas: Uncomfortable RGP in Keratoconus; Bifocal Contact Lens Problem; Difficult RGP Fit; Post-surgical Glare; Post-surgical RGP Intolerance; Uncomfortable Keratoconus Fit; Orthokeratology: 1. Orthokeratology; 2. Occluder; Pupil Lens and a Red Eye

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 232 pages, publication date: DEC-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-9044-7
ISBN-10: 0-7506-9044-5
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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