Contact Lens Complications
So popular was the first edition of this book that it had to be reprinted only three months after it was published. In this updated and awaited second edition, Professor Efron presents an expanded practitioner-friendly account of how to identify, understand and manage ocular complications of contact lens wear. With its succinct, easy-to-read style and vast array of superb full-colour schematic diagrams and clinical pictures, practitioners will find this book to be the perfect combination of chair-side manual and authoritative reference.
Features
* Lavish design and systematic approach give you instant access to information in the form of handy tables and reference charts - ideal for revision or in a busy clinic
* Numerous full colour illustrations further explain the clear and succinct text
* Unique grading scales that have been widely adopted, allowing you to keep accurate records and monitor progress
* All material is organised in the way you will see it in the clinic - by slit lamp appearances and tissue pathologies so that you do not need to hunt for the information
* An invaluable CD-ROM which acts as a teaching tool and grading tutor to practice your grading abilities
* Gain information quickly from the clear text by a world authority on the subject who has the gift of explaining information in a clear and straightforward, highly organised way
What's New
* Reorganised for greater clarity
* Redesigned for immediate access to the information
* New information on: mucus balls, conjunctival staining, vascularised limbal keratitis, vacuoles, wrinkling, thinning of the corneal stroma and deep stromal opacities
* A wealth of new full colour clinical illustrations
* A CD-ROM that has been updated and revised to include grading morphs and a grading tutor
* Totally updated and revised to encompass our most recent understanding in the light of new research findings, technological developments and updates in contact lens materials
| Author: |
Professor Nathan Efron |
| Edition: |
2 |
| ISBN: |
0750655348 |
| Publisher: |
Butterworth Heinemann |
| Binding: |
['Paperback', 'Paperback'] |
| Year Published: |
May 2004 |
| No. of Pages: |
288 |
| Illustrations: |
374 |
| Contents: |
| Preface • Acknowledgements • Authorship copyright table • Contact lens complications quick-find index • Part I Eye examination • Chapter 1 Slit lamp biomicroscopy • Part II Eyelids • Chapter 2 Blinking abnormalities Chapter 3 Eyelid ptosis Chapter 4 Meibomian gland dysfunction Chapter 5 Eyelash disorders • Part III Tear film • Chapter 6 Dry eye Chapter 7 Mucin balls • Part IV Conjunctiva • Chapter 8 Conjunctival staining Chapter 9 Conjunctival redness Chapter 10 Papillary conjunctivitis • Part V Limbus |
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| About The Author: |
| Professor Nathan Efron, PhD Department of Optometry and Neuroscience, UMIST, Manchester, UK |
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