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A Practical Approach
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By
Sudi Patel, BSc(Hons), MPhil, PhD, FCOptom, FAAO, Optometric Adviser to the Common Services Agency and Scottish Executive (the Scottish Parliament),
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK; Visiting Professor, Institute of Ophthalmology, University Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Alicante, Spain
Kenny Blades, BSc(Hons), PhD, CBiol, MIBiol, Clinical testing at an international pharmaceutical company, UK; Formerly Department of Optometry, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Description
This practical handbook contains complete information on pathophysiology, treatment planning, and therapy for dry eye - an uncomfortable,
sometimes severe condition that may be caused by factors such as disease, contact lens wear, environmental conditions, or equipment.
Clear and concise yet comprehensive, it adopts a clinical evidence-based, decision-making approach to the subject with practical advice
on setting goals, planning treatment objectives, and managing conditions. It serves as an essential pocket reference for anyone involved
with the treatment and management of dry eye conditions.
Audience
Optometrists and dispensing opticians in training and in practice
Contents
1. Review of the tear film: a diagnosis and decision making chart
2. Introduction
3. Patient self assessment
4. Laboratory and
clinical tests
5. Stability of the tear film
6. Value of the tear film
7. Quality of the tear film
8. Ocular surface health
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Examples of Dry Eye Questionnaires
10. Therapeutics
11. Conclusions
12. Summary
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Paperback, 104 pages, publication date: FEB-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4978-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-4978-X
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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