Practice of Refraction
Stewart Duke-Elder(Author)
Elsevier (Publisher)
10th Edition
Published in April 1993
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-443-03856-3 (ISBN)
Description
A simple, essentially non-mathematical, form of presentation has been adopted describing and explaining all that is necessary for the clinical routine of refraction. Its object is fundamentally practical; and, while theoretical matters are dealt with sufficiently to make their application understandable, no attempt has been made to enter into the mathematical foundations or formulae of the subject. This edition includes several new topics regarding the direction which clinical optics is taking allowing for sensible answers about, for example, the prospects of corrective surgery for refractive errors. The contribution on contact lenses is deliberately basic enough to acquaint those outside with problems which might present in general ophthalmic consultation.
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Edition
10th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustd. (some in color)
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
871 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-03856-3 (9780443038563)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
INTRODUCTION; the clinical importance of refraction; REFRACTION AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE EYE; the principles of refraction - general optics; the refraction of the eye - physiological optics; CLINICAL ANOMALIES; part 1: refractive errors. hypermetropia; myopia; astigmatism; sphakia and psyeudophakia; changes in refraction; part 2: accommodation and its disturbances. accommodation; prsbyopia; anomalies of accommodation; part 3: binocular vision and its anomalies. binocular optical defects - anisometropia; binocular optical defects - aniseikonia; binocoular msucular co-ordination - orthophoria; binocular muscular anomalies - heterophoria; binocular muscular anomalies - heteroptropia; binocular muscular co-ordination - convergence; binocular muscular anomalies - anomalies of convergence and other reading difficulties; CLINICAL INVESTIGATION; the place of refraction in general ophthalmological examination; visual acuity;objective methods of refraction; subjective verification of the refraction, and testing of muscle balance; the prescription of spectacles; OPTICAL APPLIANCES; the making and fitting of spectacles; contact lenses; visual aids; APPENDICES; INDEX.INTRODUCTION; REFRACTION AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE EYE; CLINICAL ANOMALIES; CLINICAL INVESTIGATION; OPTICAL APPLIANCES; APPENDICES; INDEX.