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Manual of Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, 2nd Edition

Clinically oriented and filled with "pearls" from the authors' expertise, this manual is ideal for anyone who prescribes or fits patients for rigid gas permeable contact lenses. The text features easy-to-follow clinical information.
Included with the manual is a CD-ROM of videos of fitting techniques.

Features
Content focuses specifically on rigid gas permeable contact lenses so all the essential information needed for prescribing and fitting is in one, convenient resource.
A companion CD-ROM illustrates the difficult fitting techniques encountered with RGPs.

Contents
• Introduction; Oxygen And The Cornea: Corneal Physiological Response and Consequences of Hypoxia
• Rigid Lens Materials And Properties: Low Oxygen Flux, Silicone Acrylate and Fluorosilicone Acrylate Materials
• High Oxygen Flux Materials; Specialty Materials: Silosoft and Softperm
• The Manufacture of Rigid Gas Permeable Materials: CNA; Polymer Chemistry and Properties: Wettability
• Permeability. Patient Selection, Education, And Care: Patient Selection; Lens Design, Fitting, and Troubleshooting
• Topography and Lens Design; Lens Care and Solutions; Modification. Treatment Options And Special Designs
• Complications and Troubleshooting; Treatment Options for PMMA-Induced and First Generation Material Problems
• Keratoconus; Astigmatic Correction; Presbyopia; Aphakia/Pseudophakia; Extended Wear; Corneal Grafts and
• Dystrophies; Post-refractive Surgery; Myopia Control; Pediatric Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses, Orthokeratology
• Internet and Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses; Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).