The ophthalmic assistant : a text for allied and associated ophthalmic personnel / Harold A. Stein, MD, MSc, (Ophth) DOMS, (London) FRCSC, Raymond M. Stein, MD, FRCSC, Melvin I. Freeman, MD, FACS
xxi, 896 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents
Contents note continued: 27.The operative patient -- 28.Highlights of ocular surgery -- 29.Assisting the surgeon -- 30.Lasers in ophthalmology -- 31.Ambulatory surgery -- 32.Refractive surgery -- 33.Corneal collagen cross linking in the management of ectatic diseases -- 34.Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- Section Four Ocular Imaging -- 35.Optical coherence tomography -- 36.Computerized corneal topography -- 37.Specular microscopy -- 38.Diagnostic ultrasound -- Section Five Special procedures -- 39.Ocular motility and binocular vision -- 40.Ophthalmic photography -- 41.Visual aids for the partially sighted -- Section Six Community ocular programs -- 42.Blind persons in the modern world -- 43.Art and the eye -- 44.Reading problems in children -- 45.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Section Seven Expanded roles in eye care delivery -- 46.Computers in ophthalmic practice -- Section Eight Role of assistants in eye care -- 47.Allied health personnel in ophthalmology --
Contents note continued: 48.Ophthalmology ethics -- 49.Ophthalmic allied health personnel: scope of practice -- 50.Testing of ophthalmic skills -- 51.The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- 52.Assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness
Machine generated contents note: Section One Basic sciences -- 1.Anatomy of the eye -- 2.Physiology of the eye -- 3.Optics -- 4.Pharmacology -- 5.Microbiology -- Section Two Clinical practice -- 6.Office efficiency and public relations -- 7.History taking -- 8.Preliminary examination -- 9.Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- 10.Refractive errors and how to correct them -- 11.History of spectacles -- 12.Facts about glasses -- 13.Rigid contact lenses: basics -- 14.Soft contact lenses -- 15.Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- 16.Managing a contact lens practice -- 17.Visual fields -- 18.Automated visual field testing -- 19.Ocular injuries -- 20.The urgent case -- 21.Common eye disorders -- 22.Common retinal disorders -- 23.Glaucoma -- 24.Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- 25.Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- Section Three Surgical techniques -- 26.Aseptic technique and minor office surgery --
Notes
Rev. ed. of: The ophthalmic assistant / Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, Melvin I. Freeman. 8th ed. 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 871-874) and index
