Visual Development, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Pediatric Patient integrates basic concepts of vision development with clinical diagnosis and treatments of pediatric disorders.

Contents

Part 1: The Development of Vision

• Development of the Visual System
• Visual Acuity in the Young Child
• Contrast Sensitivity Function
• Refractive Error
• Development of Eye Movements in Infants
• Development of Accomodation in Human Infants
• Development of Binocular Vision
• Development of Color Vision in Infants

Part 2: Evaluation of Visual Function

• The Pediatric Case History
• Infant, Toddler, and Children's Visual Acuity - Practical Aspects
• Assessment of Ocular Health
• Abnormalities of the Anterior Segment
• Abnormalities of the Posterior Segment
• Quantification of Refractive Error
• Pediatric and Adolescent Contact Lens Correction
• Evaluation of Ocular Motor Function
• Clinical Tests of Fusion and Stereopsis
• Evaluation of Accommodation
• Pediatric Color Vision Testing

Part 3: Treatment Strategies in the Pediatric Patient

• Prescribing Lenses for the Pediatric Patient
• Options in Strabismus
• Options in Amblyopia
• Vision Therapy for the Very Young Patient

Part 4: Normal and Abnormal Development

• Development of a Normal Child
• Visual Concepts in the Child with Special Needs

Index

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