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OPTOMETRY A-Z
Optometry A-Z
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Edited By
Nathan Efron, BScOptom PhD (Melbourne), DSc (Manchester), FAAO (Dip CL), FIACLE, FCCLSA, FBCLA, Research Professor, School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Whether it is used for learning, an examination revision aid or a quick reference tool for the busy practitioner, this comprehensive optometry encyclopedia will be an essential companion for all optometrists and eye care professionals throughout their careers. It includes all subspecialties of the subject, including: color vision, eye disease, low vision, binocular vision, orthoptics, contact lenses, spectacle lenses, ocular anatomy and physiology, geometrical and physical optics, optometric techniques, visual fields, occupational optometry, therapeutics and optometric law. With full-color illustrations and diagrams that further explain the text, this book is a valuable touchstone for all professionals in the field.

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A-Z Listing

Appendices

  • A. Reported ocular side effects of selected systemically administered drugs
  • B. Optometric grading scales
  • C. Efron grading scales for contact lens complications
  • D. Vertex distance correction
  • E. Extended keratometer range conversion
  • F. Corneal curvature - corneal power conversion
  • G. Contact lens manufacturing tolerances
  • H. Contact lens terms, symbols and abbreviations


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 424 pages, publication date: DEC-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-4913-1
ISBN-10: 0-7506-4913-5
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN


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