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Overview
The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals is a series that provides fundamental and advanced material with a clinical approach to clinicians and students. A special effort was made to include information needed for the certification exams in ophthalmic and optometric assisting, as well as for surgical assistants, opticians, plus low vision, and contact lens examiners.
Perfect for the optometric and ophthalmic tech, this well-illustrated text includes detailed how-to's that will make contact lens fitting and patient education easy. The author starts with ocular anatomy and how it is affected by contact lens wear. Other topics include lens design and materials, patient selection and examination procedures, and fitting of both soft and rigid lenses (including astigmatic designs). Information on patient instruction, care of products, lens verification/modification, complications, and special fitting situations are also covered.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
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Reviewer: Brian Marshall, O.D.(Marshall Family Eye Care)Description: This book is part of a series geared towards providing a wide range of fundamental education in eye care. The subject of this book is contact lenses.
Purpose: Optometric and ophthalmic technicians are presented with education in all aspects of contact lens care in this book. This is a very worthwhile objective and fills a need, especially considering there are not many up-to-date books currently available for ancillary personnel in the ever-changing area of contact lenses. Although the covered material is sparse in several areas, the author does a commendable job of providing a general overview on the broad subject of contact lenses.
Audience: The book is written at an appropriate level for all assistant or ancillary personnel in an eye care practice. Because of this, it will be of limited value to the primary eye care doctor or student/resident.
Features: The content consists of brief synopses of all aspects of contact lens care from patient selection through the fitting process and post-fitting complications. All types of currently available contact lens solutions are also discussed. Helpful study icons are placed in sections that are pertinent to the interests of specific ancillary personnel. The appendix includes useful tables and each chapter begins with key points. The black-and-white photographs are of marginal quality and do not provide much useful information.
Assessment: This book is highly readable for every member of a busy practitioner's office. Although of limited value to the practitioner, it is an excellent learning guide for ancillary personnel involved in contact lenses. It is up-to-date on the subject and fills a much-needed niche for in-office contact lens patient management.
Brian Marshall
This book is part of a series geared towards providing a wide range of fundamental education in eye care. The subject of this book is contact lenses. Optometric and ophthalmic technicians are presented with education in all aspects of contact lens care in this book. This is a very worthwhile objective and fills a need, especially considering there are not many up-to-date books currently available for ancillary personnel in the ever-changing area of contact lenses. Although the covered material is sparse in several areas, the author does a commendable job of providing a general overview on the broad subject of contact lenses. The book is written at an appropriate level for all assistant or ancillary personnel in an eye care practice. Because of this, it will be of limited value to the primary eye care doctor or student/resident. The content consists of brief synopses of all aspects of contact lens care from patient selection through the fitting process and post-fitting complications. All types of currently available contact lens solutions are also discussed. Helpful study icons are placed in sections that are pertinent to the interests of specific ancillary personnel. The appendix includes useful tables and each chapter begins with key points. The black-and-white photographs are of marginal quality and do not provide much useful information. This book is highly readable for every member of a busy practitioner's office. Although of limited value to the practitioner, it is an excellent learning guide for ancillary personnel involved in contact lenses. It is up-to-date on the subject and fills a much-needed niche for in-office contact lens patient management.Booknews
Intended for the optometric and ophthalmic technician, this text provides detailed instructions for contact lens fitting and patient education. Covers ocular anatomy, lens designs and materials, patient selection and examination procedures, fitting in soft and rigid lenses, care product systems, lens verification and modification techniques, complications, and other topics. B&w photographs and diagrams illustrate the text. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.com3 Stars from Doody
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