Primary Care Optometry

An ideal resource for anyone involved in eye care — students, opticians, optometrists, and ophthalmologists — this resource provides comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis and management of common eye and vision problems.

Key topics include procedures for myopia control or reduction, as well as the co-management of refractive surgery and ocular disease.

This book is also an excellent guide to detecting systemic diseases that can have an effect on the visual system.

Key Features

• Complete coverage of key optometric skills, including:
  • how to take a comprehensive ocular and health history
  • how to thoroughly investigate ocular health status
  • how to perform a thorough refractive and binocular vision examination
  • how to prescribe corrective lenses and/or vision therapy
  • how to co-manage refractive surgery and ocular disease.
• Comprehensive discussions of the theory behind each optometric procedure.
• An emphasis on current non-surgical methods of myopia control and reduction, as well as methods of caring for patients with impaired vision.
• A logical organization, divided into three main parts: anomalies of refraction and binocular vision, optometric examination, and diagnosis and management.
• In-depth coverage of topics that include: objective refraction, subjective refraction, binocular vision examination, corneal topography measurement, ophthalmic lenses, geriatric optometry, vision impairment, control of myopia, and management of ocular diseases in a primary care optometric practice.

New to this Edition

• An increased emphasis on changes in vision likely to occur in older patients, including age-related vision loss.
• Expanded coverage of hot topics in optometry, such as diabetes and macular degeneration.
  Four new chapters covering Hyperopia, Age-Related Vision Problems, Age-Related Vision Loss, and Care of the Vision-Impaired Patient.
• The user-friendly layout now features more tables, boxes, and illustrations to speed you to important information.
• A new full-color design offers a wealth of vivid illustrations that clearly depict important procedures, concepts, and techniques.
  

Table of Contents

PART ONE: ANOMALIES OF REFRACTION AND BINOCULAR VISION
1. Anomalies of Refraction
2. Epidemiology of Ametropia
3. Myopia
4. Hyperopia NEW!
5. Anomalies of Binocular Vision

PART TWO: THE OPTOMETRIC EXAMINATION
6. The Patient History
7. The Preliminary Examination
8. The Ocular Health Examination
9. Objective Refraction
10. Subjective Refraction
11. The Binocular Vision Examination

PART THREE: OPTOMETRIC DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
12. Management of Anomalies of Refraction and Binocular Vision
13. Ophthalmic Lenses
14. Contact Lenses
15. Nonsurgical Methods of Myopia Control or Reduction
16. Refractive Surgery
17. Age-Related Vision Problems NEW!
18. Age-Related Vision Loss NEW!
19. Care of the Vision-Impaired Patient NEW!
20. The Role and Scope of the Primary Care Optometrist