cover image - Contact Lenses, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780702071683
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 02-08-2019
Page Count: 592
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $234.99

Contact Lenses, 6th Edition

by Anthony J. Phillips, MPhil, FBOA, HD, FAAO, FBCO, FVCO, FCLSA, DCLP and Lynne Speedwell, BSc, MSc(Health Psych), DCLP, FAAO

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cover image - Contact Lenses, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780702071683
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 02-08-2019
Page Count: 592
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $234.99
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    • Provides up-to-date, authoritative information on contact lens materials and lens types, treatment in contact lens and tear film complications, and myopia correction and contact lenses for abnormal ocular conditions.
    • Discusses current topics such as miniscleral lenses, keratoconus, corneal cross linking, and paediatric, cosmetic and prosthetic contact lenses.
    • Includes NEW online access to ExpertConsult, with calculators and simulation programs for scleral lens fitting, sagittal values, soft toric mislocation, front vertex power, orthokeratology and rigid lens design, and more.
    • Contains high-quality line diagrams and clinical illustrations to highlight key points in the text.
    • Focuses on the evidence behind contact lens practice, enabling you to make informed choices about the care you give to your patients.
    • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
  • Contact Lenses 6e

    Contact Lens History and Material Development

    1. The History of Contact Lenses

    2. Contact Lens Materials

    Anatomy, Physiology and Patient Suitability

    3. Ocular Anatomy

    4. Microbiology, Lens Care and Maintenance

    5. Tears and Contact Lenses

    6. Assessment of Patient Suitability For Contact Lenses

    Instrumentation and Lens Design

    7. Optics and Lens Design

    8. Clinical Instrumentation in Contact Lens Practice

    Lens Fitting Modalities

    9. Rigid Gas-Permeable Corneal Lens Fitting

    10. Soft Contact Lens Fitting

    11. Toric Contact Lens Fitting

    12. Extended- And Continuous-Wear Lenses

    13. Bifocal and Multifocal Contact Lenses

    14. Scleral and Mini-Scleral Contact Lenses

    Patient Management and Aftercare

    15. Patient Management

    16. After-Care

    17. Management of Contact Lens Induced Pathology

    18. Lens Checking: Soft and Rigid

    Specialist Lens Fitting

    19. Orthokeratology

    20. Keratoconus

    21. High Prescriptions

    22. Post-Keratoplasty Contact Lens Fitting

    23. Postrefractive Surgery

    24. Paediatric Contact Lenses

    25. Cosmetic and Prosthetic Contact Lenses

    26. Therapeutic and Bandage Lenses For Abnormal Ocular Conditions

    27. Special Lens Types

    28. Myopia Progression and Contact Lens Control

    29. Contact Lens Manufacturing

    30. Contact Lens Standards

    31. Legal Issues and Contact Lenses

    32. Setting Up a Research Project

    33. Modification Procedures - ONLINE ONLY

    Grading Scales

  • Anthony J. Phillips, MPhil, FBOA, HD, FAAO, FBCO, FVCO, FCLSA, DCLP, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia Dept. of Ophthalmology, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia and Lynne Speedwell, BSc, MSc(Health Psych), DCLP, FAAO, Head of Optometry, Clinical & Academic Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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