Research Catalog

Title

The ophthalmic assistant : a text for allied and associated ophthalmic personnel / Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, Melvin I. Freeman.

Author

Stein, Harold A. (Harold Aaron), 1929-2021.

Publication

Philadelphia : Elsevier Mosby, [2006], ©2006.

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Additional Authors

• Stein, Raymond M.
• Freeman, Melvin I.

Description

xviii, 871 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm

Subjects

• Eye Diseases > therapy
• Eye > Diseases
• Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmic Assistants
• Ophthalmic assistants

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 821-823) and index.

Contents

Sect. 1. Basic sciences -- 1. Anatomy of the eye -- 2. Physiology of the eye -- 3. Optics -- 4. Pharmacology -- 5. Microbiology -- Sect. 2. 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 -- 26. Diagnostic ultrasound -- Sect. 3. Surgical techniques -- 27. Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- 28. The operative patient -- 29. Highlights of ocular surgery -- 30. Assisting the surgeon -- 31. Lasers in ophthalmology -- 32. Ambulatory surgery -- 33. Computerized corneal topography -- 34. Refractive surgery -- 35. Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- Sect. 4. Special procedures -- 36. Ocular motility and binocular vision -- 37. Ophthalmic photography -- 38. Visual aids for the partially sighted -- Sect. 5. Community ocular programs -- 39. Blind persons in the modern world -- 40. Art and the eye -- 41. Reading problems in children -- 42. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Sect. 6. Expanded roles in eye care delivery -- 43. Computers in ophthalmic practice -- Sect. 7. Role of assistants in eye care -- 44. Allied health personnel in ophthalmology -- 45. Ophthalmology ethics -- 46. Ophthalmic allied health personnel : scope of practice -- 47. Testing of ophthalmic skills -- 48. The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- 49. Assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness.

ISBN

032303330X

LCCN

9780323033305

OCLC

• 65404482
• ocm65404482
• SCSB-5241304

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Columbia University Libraries