Clinical skills for the ophthalmic examination
Subtitle: basic procedures
By: Lindy DuBois.
Contributors: DuBois, Lindy, 1948-.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Basic bookshelf for eyecare professionals
Publisher: SLACK Inc.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9781556427497
Subjects: Ophthalmic assistants.; Eye -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological.; Ophthalmic Assistants.
Description: The step-by-step, instructional guide for the most common ophthalmic instruments and procedures has been updated to a second edition. This book provides details on tests frequently performed in the office and provides instructions on the proper way to perform them. The author focuses on presenting fundamental instruction in a clear and easy-to-use manual. Essential chapters, such as those on patient history, medications, allergies, and refractive surgery have been updated to offer critical information for the ophthalmic professional.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: Basic procedures. c1998.
Table of contents: title: Preliminaries: history, exam strategy, and office drugs; title: Visual acuity; title: Lensometry, transposition, and geneva lens measure; title: Keratometry; title: Informal visual fields; title: The pupil evaluation; title: Interpupillary distance, near point of accommodation, and near point of convergence; title: The slit lamp exam; title: Tonometry; title: The ocular motility evaluation; title: Ancillary procedures, exophthalmometry, and a-scan; title: Assisting in minor surgery; title: Patient services.