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 and current practices, this manual offers a complete package to help readers expand their lens knowledge, improve fitting and optimise patient care.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Title Page - p. 2 3. Front Matter - p. 3 4. Copyright - p. 4 5. Preface to the fourth edition - p. 5 6. Preface to the first edition - p. 6 7. Common abbreviations in contact lens practice - p. 7 8. Table of Contents - p. 8 9. SECTION ONE: Background - p. 9 10. Chapter 1: Background - p. 10 11. Chapter 2: Instrumentation - p. 15 12. Chapter 3: Record keeping - p. 22 13. Chapter 4: Consulting room procedures and equipment - p. 26 14. Chapter 5: Preliminary considerations and examination - p. 30 15. Chapter 6: The tear film and dry eyes - p. 35 16. Chapter 7: Lens types and materials - p. 43 17. SECTION TWO: Rigid gas-permeable lens fitting - p. 48 18. Chapter 8: Principles of rigid lens design - p. 49 19. Chapter 9: Development of rigid lens design - p. 52 20. Chapter 10: Rigid lens selection and fitting - p. 54 21. Chapter 11: Fluorescein patterns and fitting - p. 57 22. Chapter 12: Aspheric lenses - p. 60 23. Chapter 13: Rigid lens specification and verification - p. 63 24. Chapter 14: Orthokeratology and reverse geometry lenses - p. 65 25. SECTION THREE: Hydrogel and silicone hydrogel fitting - p. 70 26. Chapter 15: Soft lens fitting and design - p. 71 27. Chapter 16: Soft lens fitting characteristics - p. 75 28. Chapter 17: Other soft lens fitting considerations - p. 76 29. Chapter 18: Disposable lenses and frequent (planned) replacement - p. 79 30. Chapter 19: Silicone hydrogels - p. 82 31. Chapter 20: Soft lens specification and verification - p. 85 32. Chapter 21: Extended wear - p. 86 33. SECTION FOUR: Complex lenses - p. 91 34. Chapter 22: Toric rigid lenses - p. 92 35. Chapter 23: Toric soft lenses - p. 96 36. Chapter 24: Lenses for presbyopia - p. 100 37. Chapter 25: Special lens features and applications - p. 106 38. SECTION FIVE: Management - p. 110 39. Chapter 26: Care systems - p. 111 40. Chapter 27: Lens collection and patient instruction - p. 117 41. Chapter 28: Aftercare - p. 119 42. Chapter 29: Aftercare complications - p. 125 43. Chapter 30: Additional aftercare procedures - p. 130 44. SECTION SIX: Children and therapeutic lenses - p. 133 45. Chapter 31: Contact lenses and children - p. 134 46. Chapter 32: Therapeutic and complex lens designs - p. 137 47. Appendix 1 - p. 145 48. Useful contact lens internet sites - p. 146 49. Glossary - p. 147 50. Index - p. 152
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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 and current practices, this manual offers a complete package to help readers expand their lens knowledge, improve fitting and optimise patient care.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Title Page - p. 2 3. Front Matter - p. 3 4. Copyright - p. 4 5. Preface to the fourth edition - p. 5 6. Preface to the first edition - p. 6 7. Common abbreviations in contact lens practice - p. 7 8. Table of Contents - p. 8 9. SECTION ONE: Background - p. 9 10. Chapter 1: Background - p. 10 11. Chapter 2: Instrumentation - p. 15 12. Chapter 3: Record keeping - p. 22 13. Chapter 4: Consulting room procedures and equipment - p. 26 14. Chapter 5: Preliminary considerations and examination - p. 30 15. Chapter 6: The tear film and dry eyes - p. 35 16. Chapter 7: Lens types and materials - p. 43 17. SECTION TWO: Rigid gas-permeable lens fitting - p. 48 18. Chapter 8: Principles of rigid lens design - p. 49 19. Chapter 9: Development of rigid lens design - p. 52 20. Chapter 10: Rigid lens selection and fitting - p. 54 21. Chapter 11: Fluorescein patterns and fitting - p. 57 22. Chapter 12: Aspheric lenses - p. 60 23. Chapter 13: Rigid lens specification and verification - p. 63 24. Chapter 14: Orthokeratology and reverse geometry lenses - p. 65 25. SECTION THREE: Hydrogel and silicone hydrogel fitting - p. 70 26. Chapter 15: Soft lens fitting and design - p. 71 27. Chapter 16: Soft lens fitting characteristics - p. 75 28. Chapter 17: Other soft lens fitting considerations - p. 76 29. Chapter 18: Disposable lenses and frequent (planned) replacement - p. 79 30. Chapter 19: Silicone hydrogels - p. 82 31. Chapter 20: Soft lens specification and verification - p. 85 32. Chapter 21: Extended wear - p. 86 33. SECTION FOUR: Complex lenses - p. 91 34. Chapter 22: Toric rigid lenses - p. 92 35. Chapter 23: Toric soft lenses - p. 96 36. Chapter 24: Lenses for presbyopia - p. 100 37. Chapter 25: Special lens features and applications - p. 106 38. SECTION FIVE: Management - p. 110 39. Chapter 26: Care systems - p. 111 40. Chapter 27: Lens collection and patient instruction - p. 117 41. Chapter 28: Aftercare - p. 119 42. Chapter 29: Aftercare complications - p. 125 43. Chapter 30: Additional aftercare procedures - p. 130 44. SECTION SIX: Children and therapeutic lenses - p. 133 45. Chapter 31: Contact lenses and children - p. 134 46. Chapter 32: Therapeutic and complex lens designs - p. 137 47. Appendix 1 - p. 145 48. Useful contact lens internet sites - p. 146 49. Glossary - p. 147 50. Index - p. 152
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