This comprehensive text and reference addresses the full scope of contemporary contact lens science and practice.
Clinical Contact Lens Practice presents practitioners and students in optometry and ophthalmology with key facts on:
- corneal anatomy
- recent research
- contact lens design
- patient evaluation
- clinical applications
- patient education
- complications of contact lens wear
More than 600 illustrations complement the text.
Clinical Contact Lens Practice is the standard text for required contact lens courses and an invaluable everyday reference for practitioners.
Contents
Basic Topics
- History and Development of Contact Lenses
- Anatomy, Morphology and Electron Microscopy of the Cornea and Conjunctiva
- Corneal Oxygen Consumption and Hypoxia
- Immunology and Inflammation
- Microbiology of Contact Lenses
- Contact Lens Design
- A. Optical Phenomena of Contact Lenses
B. Practical Optics of Contact Lens Prescription
Preliminaries
- Initial Evaluation
- Corneal Topography: corneal curvature and optics, clinical applications and wave front analysis
Rigid Contact Lens Application, Care, and Evaluation
- Polymer Chemistry
- Material Selection
- Basic Fitting
- Rigid Lens Care and Patient Education
- Inspection and Verification of Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
- Modification
- A. Progress Evaluation Procedures
B. Rigid Gas-Permeable Lens Problem Solving
Hydrogel CL Application, Care, and Evaluation
- Polymer Chemistry
- Soft Contact Lens Application
- Hydrogel Lens Care Regimens and Patient Education
- Hydrogel Lens Solution Chemistry
- Disposable and Frequent Replacement Hydrogel Contact Lenses
- Hydrogel Contact Lens Follow-up Care and Problem Solving
Advanced CL Application
- Tears, Dry Eye, and Management
- Hybrid Materials and Designs
- Rigid Contact Lenses and Astigmatism
- Hydrogel CL Astigmatism Correction
- Presbyopic CL Application
- Contact Lens Applications for Ocular Trauma, Disease, and Surgery
- Contact Lens Corneal Reshaping
Index
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