The Ophthalmic Assistant; A Guide for Ophthalmic Medical Personnel

by Stein, Slatt & Stein

• ISBN13: 9780323009133
• ISBN10: 0323009131
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-26
• Publisher: Mosby

Summary

Thoroughly revised and updated, The Ophthalmic Assistant: Fundamentals and Clinical Practices provides ophthalmic assistants with comprehensive information on all aspects of ophthalmology. This 900-page, heavily illustrated book covers basic information on eye care delivery followed by clinical skills and equipment usage. Includes entirely new information on glaucoma medication, cataract surgery, pharmacological agents and refractive surgery.

Table of Contents

Part one Basic sciences
Anatomy of the eye	3	(15)
Physiology of the eye	18	(17)
Optics	35	(24)
Pharmacology	59	(19)
Microbiology	78	(15)
Part two Clinical practice
Office efficiency and public relations	93	(21)
History taking	114	(15)
Preliminary examination	129	(42)
Understanding ophthalmic equipment	171	(37)
Refractive errors and how to correct them	208	(26)
Automated refractors	234	(7)
David L. Guyton
Facts about glasses	241	(35)
Rigid contact lenses: basics	276	(40)
Soft contact lenses	316	(36)
Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting	352	(25)
Visual fields	377	(24)
Automated visual field testing	401	(18)
Howard S. Barneby
Richard P. Mills
Ocular injuries	419	(19)
The urgent case	438	(13)
Common eye disorders	451	(17)
Common retinal disorders	468	(12)
Glaucoma	480	(33)
Examination of the newborn, infant, and small child	513	(14)
Alex V. Levin
Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments	527	(8)
Part three Assisting the surgeon
Aseptic technique and minor office surgery	535	(17)
The operative patient	552	(10)
Highlights of ocular surgery	562	(28)
Assisting the surgeon	590	(28)
Lasers in ophthalmology	618	(10)
E. Rand Simpson
Ambulatory surgery	628	(12)
Refractive surgery	640	(13)
Part four Special procedures
Ocular motility and binocular vision	653	(15)
Ophthalmic photography	668	(28)
Csaba L. Martonyl
Advances in diagnostic testing	696	(21)
Visual aids for the partially sighted	717	(16)
Part five Community ocular programs
Blind persons in the modern world	733	(9)
Reading problems in children	742	(15)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	757	(20)
Part six Expanded roles of the ophthalmic assistant
Computers in an ophthalmic practice	777	(9)
Gerald E. Meltzer
The role of ophthalmic medical personnel in clinical ophthalmology practice	786	(53)
Bernard R. Blais
Appendixes
1 Office supplies in common use	795	(1)
2 Estimating visual loss	796	(2)
3 Short forms in clinical use	798	(2)
4 Vision and driving	800	(2)
5 Optical constants of the eye	802	(1)
6 Metric conversion	803	(1)
7 Diopter to millimeters radius conversion tables	804	(2)
8 Vertex conversion table	806	(2)
9 Diopters of corneal refracting power	808	(2)
10 Compensation for effect of vertex distances (used when plus lens is moved from the eye)	810	(2)
11 Compensation for effect of vertex distances (used when plus lens is moved toward the eye)	812	(2)
12 Dioptric curves for extended range of keratometer	814	(2)
13 Translations of commonly asked questions and commands	816	(10)
14 Ocular emergencies	826	(3)
15 Principles of informed consent	829	(2)
16 Current ophthalmic pharmaceuticals	831	(8)
Glossary	839	(12)
Supplemental readings	851	(2)
Index	853