Overview
Main description
The most thorough step-by-step guide to ocular examination procedures. Presents detailed step-by-step procedures for over 125 ocular evaluation techniques. Revised and updated, this edition features at-a-glance summaries of multi-step procedures as well as new procedures including corneal topography, pharmacological pupil testing, and photostress test.
Table of contents
1 Case History 2 Entrance Tests3 Refraction 4 Functional Tests 5 Ocular Health Assessment 6 Contact Lenses 7 Systemic Health Screening8 Cranial Nerve Screening
Author comments
Nancy B. Carlson, OD
Professor of Optometry
New England College of Optometry
Boston MA
Dan Kurtz, OD, PhD
Professor of Optometry
The New England College of Optometry
Boston, MA 02115
Back cover copy
Clinical Procedures for Ocular Examination, Third Edition, is a must-have resource for students and practitioners involved in eye care. This concise handbook provides detailed, step-by-step procedures for performing each examination technique. Each technique is then described by purpose, indication, equipment, set-up, recording, and examples—all accompanied by updated graphics and photographs. The latest technologies and techniques in the field of vision care are covered in this comprehensive guide.
Features of the Third Edition
*Step-by-step procedures for each exam procedure
*Convenient summaries of practical how’s and why’s, without distracting theory
*New procedures include corneal topography, pharmacological pupil testing, photostress test, and more
*Expanded tables, such as cranial nerve screening and refraction flow chart
*Updated references and norms
