Part I: Fundamentals 1 Anatomy of Physiology of the Cornea 2 Basic Terminology 3 Assessment of the Prospective Contact Lens Wearer 4 Examination of the Anterior Ocular Surface and Tear Film - Joshua E. Josephson 5 Patient Selection: Finding the Right Lens for the Right Patient 6 Soft Lenses: Characteristics, Advantages, and Disadvantages Part II: Basic Fitting: An Approach to Lens-Fitting and Small Volume Fitter 7 Office Evaluation and Verification of Soft Lenses 8 General Guidelines for Fitting Soft Lenses 9 Fitting Methods for Soft Lenses 10 Handling of Soft Lenses: Insertion, Removal, and Wearing 11 Care Systems for Soft Lenses 12 Tinted Contact Lenses - Harold A. Stein and Leroy G. Meschel 13 Problems Associated with Soft Lenses Section Two: Rigid Lenses 14 History of Contact Lenses 15 Systems for Lens Ordering 16 Insertion and Removal Techniques 17 Office Modification of Rigid Lenses - Penny Cook Pilliar and Karosh Nikeghbal 18 Lens Solutions for Cleaning and Disinfecting Rigid Lenses 19 Adaptive Systems for Rigid Lenses 20 Fitting Problems and Their Solutions 21 Complications of Rigid Lenses 22 How to Ensure Your Rigid Lenses Are What You Ordered - G. Peter Halberg and Harold A. Stein Section Three: Rigid Gas-Permeable Lenses 23 Rigid Gas-Permeable Lens (RGP): Materials, Design, and Fitting - Harold A. Stein and Phyllis Rakow 24 Rigid Aspheric Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses - Phyllis Rakow Part III: Fitting Guide For More Advanced Fitters 25 Keratoconus 26 The Correction of Astigmatism with Contact Lenses 27 Toric Lens Fitting - Peter R. Kastl 28 Fitting the Presyope Bifocal Contact Lens: Rigid and Soft - Lynn Maund 29 Special Uses for Rigid and Soft Lenses 30 Aphakic and Pseudoaphakic Rigid and Soft Lenses 31 Extended-Wear Lenses 32 Disposable Contact Lenses - Melvin Freeman 33 Therapeutic Contact Lenses - James V. Aquavella 34 Practical Problems and Their Solutions: Case Analysis - Harold A. Stein and Jean-Pierre Chartrand 35 Corneal Topography and Computerized Contact Lens Fitting - Michael A. Ward Part IV: Complications of Contact Lens Wearer 36 Problems Associated with Current Care Systems - James E. Key and John F. Morgan 37 Endothelial Response to Contact Lenses 38 Epithelial and Subepithelial Complications of Contact Lenses 39 Serious Corneal Complications of Contact Lenses and Their Management 40 Contact Lens Wear and Ocular Allergy - Peter Doshik Part V: Contact Lens Practice 41 How to Start a Contact Lens Practice - James E. Key and Carole L. Mobley 42 Management of a Contact Lens Practice 43 Practical Business Aspects of a Contact Lens Practice 44 The Role of Contact Lenses in a Refractive Practice 45 Computers in a Contact Lens Practice - Alan Mandelberg 46 Cosmetics and Contact Lens Wear 47 AIDS and Contact Lenses - Charles B. Slonim 48 Overview of Ophthalmic Photography - Csaba L. Martonyi Glossary Supplementary Readings APPENDICES A Thickness Conversion Table B Conversion Tables for Diopters to Millimeters of Radius C Conversion of Spectacle Lens Power Worn at Various Distances to Equivalent Contact Lens Power D Table of Sagittal Values E Conversion Table Relating Diopters of Corneal Refracting Power to Millimeters of Radius of Curvature F Compensation for Effect of Vertex Distances When Plus Lens Is Moved from the Eye G Compensation for Effect of Vertex Distances When Plus Lens Is Moved Toward the Eye H Optical Constants of the Eye I Sagittal Relationship of Various Base Curves and Diameters J Dioptric Curves for Extended Range of Keratometer K Edge-Thickness Changes as a Function of Lens Power (for Base Curve 7.6 mm) L Estimating Visual Loss M Drugs Commonly Used in Ophthalmology N Abbreviations in Clinical Use O Vision and Driving P Acanthamoeba Keratitis: CLAO Policy Statement Revised May 1989 Q Translations of Commonly Asked Questions and Commands R Principles of Informed Consent S Basic Optics and Physiology
