Main description:

This book is a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of refractive errors for clinicians.

The text begins with an overview of the consulting room and detail on eye tests and the diagnosis of different refractive disorders including myopia, cycloplegia, presbyopia, aphakia, and more.

The following chapters explain types of lenses and frames, and their suitability for correcting different ocular conditions.

A complete chapter is dedicated to the management of patients with medical problems and refractive errors.

Key points

Practical guide to diagnosis and management of refractive errors
Explains eye tests and diagnosis of different refractive disorders
Details types of lenses and frames and their suitability for correcting individual conditions
Complete chapter dedicated to management of patients with refractive disorders and medical problems

Contents:

Accommodation
Cycloplegia
Hyperopia
Myopia
Astigmatism
Presbyopia
Anisometropia and Antimetropia
Aphakia
Pseudophakia
Medical Problems and Refractive Error
The Legacy of Spectacles
Types and Quality of Lenses
Prescription of Spectacles
Psychodynamics of Spectacles
The Visually Handicapped

Index