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A Handbook for Optometrists
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By
Michelle Hanratty, BScHons, MCOptom, Refractive Surgery Clinic Manager, Aston Academy of Life Science; Sessional Lecturer, Department of Optometry &
Vision Sciences, Aston University; PQE Examiner, College of Optometrists; Pre-registration Advisor, College of Optometrists, UK
Description
Intensely practical and highly accessible, this essential handbook provides a key reference for any optometrist needing to give objective
information to patients considering laser eye surgery. It follows a typical patient journey through the LASIK procedure and covers the
normal outcomes as well as any complications. All aspects of the optometrist's role are covered, from pre-selection, referral and data
collection through to counselling, procedures and aftercare. If you want to give your patients an informed opinion about refractive
surgery or are co-managing LASIK patients, you cannot be without this information.
Audience
- Optometrists who are involved in Co-management of refractive surgery.
- All Optometrists who want to maintain good patient
service by providing them with information about refractive surgery.
- Undergraduate optometrists, where aspects of refractive
surgery is included in their syllabus.
- Optometrists who are considering involvement in co-management schemes.
- Optometrists
from outside the UK where the profession is qualified to a similar level (EU Diploma is based upon the UK qualification), or where the
UK qualification is valid e.g. Australasia and the Far East.
- Ophthalmologists or Clinic Managers who are keen to run LASIK co-management
schemes.
- Manufacturers of LASIK equipment
Contents
1 Guidelines, regulations and standards
2 Referral to a laser eye clinic
3 Pre-operative assessment - data collection
4 Pre-operative assessment - eye examination
5 Pre-operative assessment - patient counselling
6 Treatment - the
patient journey
7 Postoperative assessment
8 Post-operative complications
9 Postoperative care
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The future: Will LASEK supersede LASIK?
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 172 pages, publication date: MAR-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8809-3
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8809-2
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 3 Oct 2009
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