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The Contact Lens Manual: A Practical Guide to Fitting Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Gasson, Andrew (Author), Morris, Judith A. (Author)
ISBN: 075067590X     ISBN-13: 9780750675901
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
OUR PRICE:   $113.84  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Optometry
- Medical | Surgery - General
Dewey: 617
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.49 lbs) 448 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

The Contact Lens Manual continues to meet the needs of a new generation of optometrists, dispensing opticians, contact lens practitioners and students who require clear and reliable information for fitting a complete range of contact lenses.

The fourth edition of this best-selling classic, now in full colour throughout, provides the most up-to-date guidance in all aspects of today's lenses in a practical and easy to use manual. Featuring new developments in lens types, care regimes, current practices, and electronic access to brand new video footage as well as a range of learning tools, this manual offers a complete package to help readers expand their lens knowledge, improve fitting and optimise patient care.

  • The authors use a down-to-earth practical approach to distil years of experience into one handy volume.
  • A bullet point style makes the information easily accessible.
  • Key information is presented so it can be quickly located.
  • Practical tips, clinical pearls, helpful advice, and warnings are presented in boxes so readers can see at a glance what to do.
    • Features updates to all chapters and lens types with a wealth of new information on silicone hydrogels, toric soft lenses, rigid gas-permeable fitting and patient after care.
    • Presents a new chapter on dry eyes with expert guidance on treatment and practical management advice.
    • Includes an expanded illustration programme and page design with full colour throughout including colour-coded sections and boxes to highlight key information for easier learning.
    • Electronic access to brand new video footage of lens and eye care regimes, along with over 100 clinical photographs, images from the book, simulations and calculation tools.