The contact lens manual
Subtitle: a practical guide to fitting
By: Andrew Gasson, Judith Morris
Contributors: Morris, Judith
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Edinburgh; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9781417540518
Subjects: Optometry; Handbooks; Contact lenses; MEDICAL; Contact Lenses; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Background -- -- 2.; title: Instrumentation -- -- 3.; title: Record keeping -- -- 4.; title: Consulting room procedures and equipment -- -- 5.; title: Preliminary considerations and examination -- -- 6.; title: Lens types and materials -- -- 7.; title: Principles of hard lens design -- -- 8.; title: Development of hard lens design -- -- 9.; title: Hard lens selection and fitting -- -- 10.; title: Fluorescein patterns and fitting -- -- 11.; title: Aspheric lenses -- -- 12.; title: Hard lens specifications and verification -- -- 13.; title: Refitting PMMA wearers -- -- 14.; title: Orthokeratology and reverse geometry lenses -- -- 15.; title: Scleral lens fitting -- -- 16.; title: Soft lens fitting and design -- -- 17.; title: Other soft lens fitting considerations -- -- 18.; title: Soft lens fitting characteristics -- -- 19.; title: Disposable lenses and frequent (planned) replacement -- -- 20.; title: Silicone hydrogels -- -- 21.; title: Soft lens specification and verification -- -- 22.; title: Extended wear -- -- 23.; title: Toric hard lenses -- -- 24.; title: Toric soft lenses -- -- 25.; title: Lenses for presbyopia -- -- 26.; title: Special lens features and applications -- -- 27.; title: Care systems -- -- 28.; title: Lens collection and patient instruction -- -- 29.; title: Aftercare -- -- 30.; title: Supplementary aftercare -- -- 31.; title: Contact lenses and children -- -- 32.; title: Therapeutic fitting --; title: Glossary of contact lens-related terms --; title: Appendix --; title: Index.