Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the approach to cataract treatment, the optometrist's role in the early detection and management of cataract is crucial.
* Written specifically for optometrists by optometrists
* Essential background information is provided together with more detailed aspects of clinical management
* The book is well illustrated and fully up to date with the latest clinical and research findings
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"this is a strategic and praiseworthy text which deserves attention and possession.
"British Jrnl of Optometry & Dispensing, February 1994
is a book which is likely to enrich that average practice."The Contact Lens Journal, February 1994
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Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Optometrists, both trainees and practitioners
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Maße
Höhe: 249 mm
Breite: 193 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7506-0369-0 (9780750603690)
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Autor*in
Professor of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
Introduction; Biochemistry; Cataract types; Signs, symptoms and patient management; New techniques; Assessment of neural function behind cataract; The ophthalmologists point of view; Correction of aphakia by spectacle lenses, contact lenses, intraocular implants; The medical treatment of cataract.
