Cataract
Detection, Measurement and Management in Optometric Practice
- 1 Edición - 17 de diciembre de 1993
- Última edición
- Autores: William A. Douthwaite, Mark A. Hurst
- Idioma: Inglés
Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the… Leer más
Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the approach to cataract treatment, the optometrist's role in the early detection and management of cataract is crucial.
* Written specifically for optometrists by optometrists
* Essential background information is provided together with more detailed aspects of clinical management
* The book is well illustrated and fully up to date with the latest clinical and research findings
* Essential background information is provided together with more detailed aspects of clinical management
* The book is well illustrated and fully up to date with the latest clinical and research findings
Optometrists, both trainees and practitioners
Introduction; Biochemistry; Cataract types; Signs, symptoms and patient management; New techniques; Assessment of neural function behind cataract; The ophthalmologists point of view; Correction of aphakia by spectacle lenses, contact lenses, intraocular implants; The medical treatment of cataract.
"this is a strategic and praiseworthy text which deserves attention and possession.
"British Jrnl of Optometry & Dispensing, February 1994
is a book which is likely to enrich that average practice."The Contact Lens Journal, February 1994
"British Jrnl of Optometry & Dispensing, February 1994
is a book which is likely to enrich that average practice."The Contact Lens Journal, February 1994
- Edición: 1
- Última edición
- Publicado: 17 de diciembre de 1993
- Idioma: Inglés
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William A. Douthwaite
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UKMH
Mark A. Hurst
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK