Covering all the knowledge and skills needed for everyday duties as well as success on certification and recertification exams, The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition, is an essential resource for allied health personnel working in ophthalmology, optometry, opticianry, and other eye care settings. Drs. Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, and Melvin I. Freeman are joined by new editor Dr. Rebecca Stein and several new contributing authors who provide practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment, as well as paramedical procedures and office management for today’s practice. This outstanding reference and review tool provides essential knowledge and guidance for ophthalmic assistants, technicians, and technologists as critical members of the eye care team.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Any screen, Any time, Anywhere - p. iii 5. Title page - p. IFC1 6. Copyright - p. IFC1 7. Contents - p. iv 8. Preface - p. iv 9. List of Contributors - p. viii 10. List of Reviewers - p. viii 11. Dedication - p. viii 12. Section 1: Basic Sciences - p. xv 13. List of Illustrations - p. xv 14. List of Tables - p. xv 15. Chapter 1: Anatomy of the eye - p. xv 16. Chapter 2: Physiology of the eye - p. 12 17. Chapter 3: Optics - p. 26 18. Chapter 4: Pharmacology - p. 45 19. Chapter 5: Microbiology - p. 64 20. Section 2: Clinical Practice - p. 74 21. Chapter 6: Office efficiency and public relations - p. 74 22. Chapter 7: History taking - p. 95 23. Chapter 8: Preliminary examination - p. 108 24. Chapter 9: Visual function and impairment - p. 142 25. Chapter 10: Understanding ophthalmic equipment - p. 151 26. Chapter 11: Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments - p. 179 27. Chapter 12: Refractive errors and how to correct them - p. 184 28. Chapter 13: Facts about glasses - p. 209 29. Chapter 14: Rigid contact lenses: basics - p. 239 30. Chapter 15: Soft contact lenses - p. 274 31. Chapter 16: Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting - p. 304 32. Chapter 17: Managing a contact lens practice - p. 328 33. Chapter 18: Visual fields - p. 335 34. Chapter 19: Automated visual field testing - p. 349 35. Chapter 20: Computers in ophthalmic practice - p. 362 36. Section 3: Common Clinical Eye Problems or Common Clinical Conditions - p. 369 37. Chapter 21: Ocular injuries - p. 369 38. Chapter 22: The urgent case - p. 387 39. Chapter 23: Common eye disorders - p. 400 40. Chapter 24: Common retinal disorders - p. 415 41. Chapter 25: Glaucoma - p. 435 42. Chapter 26: Uveitis - p. 483 43. Chapter 27: Dry eye disease - p. 496 44. Chapter 28: Examination of the newborn, infant, and small child - p. 508 45. Chapter 29: Ocular motility, binocular vision, and strabismus - p. 519 46. Section 4: Surgical Technique - p. 531 47. Chapter 30: Aseptic technique and minor office surgery - p. 531 48. Chapter 31: The operative patient - p. 545 49. Chapter 32: Highlights of ocular surgery - p. 554 50. Chapter 33: Assisting the surgeon - p. 584 51. Chapter 34: Ambulatory surgery - p. 607 52. Chapter 35: Lasers in ophthalmology - p. 615 53. Chapter 36: Refractive surgery: today and the future - p. 623 54. Chapter 37: Corneal collagen crosslinking in the management of ectatic diseases - p. 632 55. Chapter 38: Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation - p. 643 56. Section 5: Ocular Imaging - p. 648 57. Chapter 39: Ophthalmic photography - p. 648 58. Chapter 40: Optical coherence tomography - p. 670 59. Chapter 41: Computerized corneal topography - p. 680 60. Chapter 42: Specular microscopy - p. 695 61. Chapter 43: Diagnostic ultrasound - p. 698 62. Section 6: Special Procedures - p. 711 63. Chapter 44: Blind persons in the modern world - p. 711 64. Chapter 45: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 719 65. Section 7: Ocular Vignettes - p. 733 66. Chapter 46: History of spectacles - p. 733 67. Chapter 47: Art and the eye - p. 741 68. Section 8: Role of Assistants in Eye Care - p. 755 69. Chapter 48: Allied health personnel in ophthalmology - p. 755 70. Chapter 49: Ophthalmology ethics - p. 761 71. Chapter 50: Allied ophthalmic health personnel: scope of practice - p. 773 72. Chapter 51: Testing and certification of ophthalmic skills - p. 778 73. Chapter 52: The development of allied ophthalmic personnel in North America and worldwide - p. 783 74. Chapter 53: Ophthalmic assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness - p. 787 75. Chapter 54: Eye banking - p. 800 76. Section 9: Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmic Disorders - p. 809 77. Chapter 55: Atlas of common eye diseases and disorders - p. 809 78. Glossary - p. 817 79. Appendices - p. 817 80. Ocular emergencies - p. 817 81. Following universal precautions - p. 834 82. Principles of informed consent - p. 836 83. Abbreviations and symbols in clinical use - p. 838 84. Optical constants of the eye - p. 840 85. Metric conversion (United States) - p. 841 86. Skill checklists - p. 843 87. Translations of commonly asked questions and commands - p. e11 88. Office supplies in common use - p. e19 89. Estimating visual loss - p. e20 90. Vision and driving - p. e22 91. Diopters to millimeters of radius conversion tables - p. e24 92. Vertex conversion table - p. e26 93. Diopters of corneal refracting power to millimeters of radius of curvature - p. e29 94. Compensation for effect of vertex distances when plus lens is moved away from the eye - p. e32 95. Compensation for effect of vertex distances when plus lens is moved toward the eye - p. e35 96. Dioptric curves for extended range of keratometer - p. e38 97. Supplementary resources - p. e38 98. Supplementary resources - p. e38 99. Index - p. e38
Covering all the knowledge and skills needed for everyday duties as well as success on certification and recertification exams, The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition, is an essential resource for allied health personnel working in ophthalmology, optometry, opticianry, and other eye care settings. Drs. Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, and Melvin I. Freeman are joined by new editor Dr. Rebecca Stein and several new contributing authors who provide practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment, as well as paramedical procedures and office management for today’s practice. This outstanding reference and review tool provides essential knowledge and guidance for ophthalmic assistants, technicians, and technologists as critical members of the eye care team.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Any screen, Any time, Anywhere - p. iii 5. Title page - p. IFC1 6. Copyright - p. IFC1 7. Contents - p. iv 8. Preface - p. iv 9. List of Contributors - p. viii 10. List of Reviewers - p. viii 11. Dedication - p. viii 12. Section 1: Basic Sciences - p. xv 13. List of Illustrations - p. xv 14. List of Tables - p. xv 15. Chapter 1: Anatomy of the eye - p. xv 16. Chapter 2: Physiology of the eye - p. 12 17. Chapter 3: Optics - p. 26 18. Chapter 4: Pharmacology - p. 45 19. Chapter 5: Microbiology - p. 64 20. Section 2: Clinical Practice - p. 74 21. Chapter 6: Office efficiency and public relations - p. 74 22. Chapter 7: History taking - p. 95 23. Chapter 8: Preliminary examination - p. 108 24. Chapter 9: Visual function and impairment - p. 142 25. Chapter 10: Understanding ophthalmic equipment - p. 151 26. Chapter 11: Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments - p. 179 27. Chapter 12: Refractive errors and how to correct them - p. 184 28. Chapter 13: Facts about glasses - p. 209 29. Chapter 14: Rigid contact lenses: basics - p. 239 30. Chapter 15: Soft contact lenses - p. 274 31. Chapter 16: Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting - p. 304 32. Chapter 17: Managing a contact lens practice - p. 328 33. Chapter 18: Visual fields - p. 335 34. Chapter 19: Automated visual field testing - p. 349 35. Chapter 20: Computers in ophthalmic practice - p. 362 36. Section 3: Common Clinical Eye Problems or Common Clinical Conditions - p. 369 37. Chapter 21: Ocular injuries - p. 369 38. Chapter 22: The urgent case - p. 387 39. Chapter 23: Common eye disorders - p. 400 40. Chapter 24: Common retinal disorders - p. 415 41. Chapter 25: Glaucoma - p. 435 42. Chapter 26: Uveitis - p. 483 43. Chapter 27: Dry eye disease - p. 496 44. Chapter 28: Examination of the newborn, infant, and small child - p. 508 45. Chapter 29: Ocular motility, binocular vision, and strabismus - p. 519 46. Section 4: Surgical Technique - p. 531 47. Chapter 30: Aseptic technique and minor office surgery - p. 531 48. Chapter 31: The operative patient - p. 545 49. Chapter 32: Highlights of ocular surgery - p. 554 50. Chapter 33: Assisting the surgeon - p. 584 51. Chapter 34: Ambulatory surgery - p. 607 52. Chapter 35: Lasers in ophthalmology - p. 615 53. Chapter 36: Refractive surgery: today and the future - p. 623 54. Chapter 37: Corneal collagen crosslinking in the management of ectatic diseases - p. 632 55. Chapter 38: Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation - p. 643 56. Section 5: Ocular Imaging - p. 648 57. Chapter 39: Ophthalmic photography - p. 648 58. Chapter 40: Optical coherence tomography - p. 670 59. Chapter 41: Computerized corneal topography - p. 680 60. Chapter 42: Specular microscopy - p. 695 61. Chapter 43: Diagnostic ultrasound - p. 698 62. Section 6: Special Procedures - p. 711 63. Chapter 44: Blind persons in the modern world - p. 711 64. Chapter 45: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - p. 719 65. Section 7: Ocular Vignettes - p. 733 66. Chapter 46: History of spectacles - p. 733 67. Chapter 47: Art and the eye - p. 741 68. Section 8: Role of Assistants in Eye Care - p. 755 69. Chapter 48: Allied health personnel in ophthalmology - p. 755 70. Chapter 49: Ophthalmology ethics - p. 761 71. Chapter 50: Allied ophthalmic health personnel: scope of practice - p. 773 72. Chapter 51: Testing and certification of ophthalmic skills - p. 778 73. Chapter 52: The development of allied ophthalmic personnel in North America and worldwide - p. 783 74. Chapter 53: Ophthalmic assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness - p. 787 75. Chapter 54: Eye banking - p. 800 76. Section 9: Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmic Disorders - p. 809 77. Chapter 55: Atlas of common eye diseases and disorders - p. 809 78. Glossary - p. 817 79. Appendices - p. 817 80. Ocular emergencies - p. 817 81. Following universal precautions - p. 834 82. Principles of informed consent - p. 836 83. Abbreviations and symbols in clinical use - p. 838 84. Optical constants of the eye - p. 840 85. Metric conversion (United States) - p. 841 86. Skill checklists - p. 843 87. Translations of commonly asked questions and commands - p. e11 88. Office supplies in common use - p. e19 89. Estimating visual loss - p. e20 90. Vision and driving - p. e22 91. Diopters to millimeters of radius conversion tables - p. e24 92. Vertex conversion table - p. e26 93. Diopters of corneal refracting power to millimeters of radius of curvature - p. e29 94. Compensation for effect of vertex distances when plus lens is moved away from the eye - p. e32 95. Compensation for effect of vertex distances when plus lens is moved toward the eye - p. e35 96. Dioptric curves for extended range of keratometer - p. e38 97. Supplementary resources - p. e38 98. Supplementary resources - p. e38 99. Index - p. e38
