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OPTOMETRY A-Z
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Edited By
Nathan Efron, BScOptom, PhD, DSc, FAAO(Dip CL), FIACLE, FCLSA, FBCLA, ILTM, Professor of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Description
Whether it is used for learning, an examination revision aid or a quick reference tool for the busy practitioner, this book will be an essential companion for all optometrists and eye care professionals throughout their careers. It includes all subspecialties of the subject, such as: Basic design and use of instruments Colour vision Visual fields Contact Lenses Binocular Vision Low Vision Lighting Spectacle Lenses and frame design Optical appliances Investigative techniques Optometry and the law UK professional organisations Therapeutic and diagnostic drugs General ocular anatomy and physiology Detection and diagnosis of eye disease Key surgical procedures – an overview With full colour illustrations and diagrams further explaining 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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Last update: 27 Sep 2008
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