ISBN:
9780323879293
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
500
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Elsevier
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Specialty Contact Lenses, 1st Edition
by Daddi Fadel, DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, FIACLE and Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA
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ISBN:
9780323879293
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
500
Imprint:
Elsevier
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Offering a clinical definition and classification for specialty contact lenses, this unique reference discusses the clinical features and customization of every type of contact lens modality in a variety of clinical settings. Specialty Contact Lenses covers all aspects of this wide-ranging field, including specialty multifocal lenses, novel technology, telemedicine, myopia management, contact lenses in sports, visual rehabilitation, pediatric and geriatric considerations, electrochemical and optical sensing technologies, contact lens enhancement, future applications, and much more.
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- Presents evidence-based clinical guidance on the selection and fitting of specialty contact lenses, including scleral lenses, bandage contact lenses, customized and extended wear soft contact lenses, corneal lenses, hybrid lenses, tinted lenses, and more.
- Covers a wide range of eye disorders and how to manage them using specialty lenses, including corneal disorders, ocular surface diseases, low vision, binocular vision, aberration control, drug delivery, myopia, and presbyopia.
- Features high-quality figures throughout illustrating specialty lens design and application for various disorders and settings.
- Covers the latest information on emerging technologies such as smart contact lenses, optical sensing technologies, drug delivery, and contact lens enhancements.
- Includes practical guidance and considerations for building and managing a specialty contact lens practice, with information on billing and coding, social media, telemedicine, and marketing.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
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Section 1: Advancing Specialty Contact Lens Practice 1. Definition and Classification of Specialty Contact Lenses
2. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Ocular Surface 3. Digital Photography and Videography 4. Technologies for a Specialty Contact Lens Practice 5. Building and Maintaining a Specialty Lens Practice 6. Telehealth and Contact Lens Practice Section 2: Planned Extended Wear 7. Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses for Planned Extended Wear Section 3: Rehabilitative Contact Lenses 8. Irregular Cornea and Keratoconus 9. Customized Soft Contact Lenses 10. Corneal Lenses 11. Scleral Lenses 12. High-Order Aberration Correction 13. Hybrid Contact Lenses 14. Specialty Multifocal Contact Lenses Section 4: Therapeutic Contact Lenses 15. Therapeutic Bandage Contact Lenses 16. Combined Contact Lens and Medical Indications Section 5: Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses 17. Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses Section 6: Myopia Control 18. Introduction to Myopia 19. Preliminary Myopia Management Evaluation and Follow-up 20. Myopia Management and Treatment Methods: Spectacles, Specialty Contact Lenses, and Environmental Factors Section 7: Ortho-Lenses 21. Ortho-k Lenses Section 8: Pediatric Applications 22. Pediatric Applications 23. Geriatric Applications Section 9: Enhanced Contact Lenses 24. Contact Lens Enhancement Section 10: Smart Contact Lenses 25. Future Applications of Contact Lenses Section 11: Handling and Care 26. In Office Disinfection 27. Care and Handling of Soft Contact Lenses 28. Care and Handling of Rigid Contact Lenses 29. Care and Handling of Hybrid Lenses 30. Contact Lens Case Care
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