The Ophthalmic Assistant. a Text for Allied and Associated Ophthalmic Personnel (Online and Print)

Description

Now in its tenth edition, the best-selling The Ophthalmic Assistant, by Drs. Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, and Melvin I. Freeman, is your go-to resource for practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment, as well as paramedical procedures and office management in the ophthalmology, optometry, opticianry or eye care settings. Thoroughly updatedcontent and more than 1,000 full-color illustrations cover all the knowledge and skills you need for your day-to-day duties as wellas success on certification and recertification exams. This comprehensive text provides essential learning and practical guidance forophthalmic assistants, technicians, medical technologists, physician assistants, and all others involved in ocular care, helping eachbecome a valuable asset to the eye care team.

Key Features

• Full-color visual guidance for identification of ophthalmic disorders, explanations of difficult concepts, and depictions of the newestequipment used in ophthalmology and optometry.
• Quick-reference appendices provide hospital/practice forms for more efficient patient record keeping, conversion tables, and numerous language translations, plus information on ocular emergencies, pharmaceuticals, and more.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

New to this Edition

• Updated throughout with the latest information on basic science, new testing procedures, new equipment, the role of the assistantin the practice, and an expanded chapter on OCT imaging.
• A new bonus color image atlas tests your clinical recognition of disease and disorders of the eye.
• Four brand-new chapters cover the latest industry advances regarding dry eye, vision function and impairment, uveitis, and surgicalcorrection of presbyopia.

Author Information

By Harold A. Stein, MD, MSC(Ophth), FRCS(C), DOMS(London), Director, Maxwell K. Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario; Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Senior Attending Ophthalmologist, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario; Attending Ophthalmologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario; Past President, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Ottawa, Ontario; Past President, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, St. Paul, MN; Director, Professional ContinuingEducation, Centennial College of Applied Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Raymond M. Stein, MD, FRCS(C), Medical Director, Maxwell K. Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario; Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario; Attending Ophthalmologist, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario; Past President, Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Orleans, Ontario and Melvin I. Freeman, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; Affiliate ClinicalInvestigator,Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA; Past Heat of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Clinic and Medical Center, Seattle, WA; Past President, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, St. Paul, MN; Pastr President, Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, Birmingham, AL