The ophthalmic assistant : a text for allied and associated ophthalmic personnel /: a text for allied and associated ophthalmic personnel. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, Melvin I. Freeman.
• Other Names: Stein, Harold A (Harold Aaron), 1929-; Stein, Raymond M; Freeman, Melvin I
• Contents: Anatomy of the eye -- Physiology of the eye -- Optics -- Pharamacology -- Microbiology -- Office efficiency and public relations -- History taking -- Preliminary examination -- Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- Refractive errors and how to correct them -- History of spectacles -- Facts about glasses -- Rigid contact lenses : Basics -- Soft contact lenses -- Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- Managing a contact lens practice -- Visual fields -- Automated visual field testing -- Ocular injuries -- The urgent case -- Common eye disorders -- Common retinal disorders -- Glaucoma -- Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- The operative patient -- Highlights of ocular surgery -- Assisting the surgeon -- Assisting the surgeon -- Ambulatory surgery -- Refractive surgery -- Corneal collagen cross linking in the management of ectatic diseases -- Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- Optical coherence tomography -- Computerized corneal topography -- Specular microscopy -- Diagnostic ultrasound -- Ocular motility and binocular vision -- Ophthalmic photography -- Visual aids for the partially sighted -- Blind persons in the modern world -- Art and the eye -- Reading problems in children -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Computers in ophthalmic practice -- Allied health personnel in ophthalmology -- Ophthalmology ethics -- Ophthalmic allied health personnel : scope of practice -- Testing of ophthalmic skills -- The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- Assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness -- Appendices.
• Edition: 9th ed
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Saunders/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 896 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617.7; Ophthalmic assistants; Eye -- Diseases; Ophthalmic Assistants; Eye Diseases -- therapy; Ophthalmology; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision; MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology; Eye -- Diseases; Ophthalmic assistants; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455733460; 1455733466
• Related ISBNs: 9781455710690
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.