Product Description

* Logical structure, with relevant chapters grouped into coherent sections, eg soft lenses will always be considered before rigid lenses to reflect current usage than historical development. * Completely up to date * A correct balance of material between and within sections and chapters to reflect relative importance of different topics * Modern, attractive style concentrating on key points * Illustrations of the highest quality and design * Full colour, attractively presented format * Clinical protocols and guidance for practitioners * Truly this book will be the definitive 21st Century text on the subject for all students and practitioners

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1292562 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

Review
"...The editor tells us in the preface that the aim is to produce a book that will provide both students and clinicians with a substantial, evidence based and balanced overview of the field of contact Lenses I think the book has achieved these aims .
It provides an excellent overview of the contemporary contact lens field and is highly recommended ." Associate Professor Michael J Collins, School of Optometry Queensland University of Technology, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, May 2002
worthwhile and necessary addition to the professional library of any practitioner... 2002 marks the 100th anniversary of the first textbook account of contact lenses. In Contact Lens Practice, he (Nathan Efron) has provided clinicians with a text worthy of the centennial ." Pete Hanlin, LDO, ABOM, Optiboard, January 2002
of the most comprehensive in depth texts yet on contact lens management and technique... Spend the money, take three weeks and read the book. Your patients will benefit ." Charles E. (Chip) Anderson, FCLSA

Book Info
Univ. of Manchester, UK. Text provides students and clinicians with an evidence-based and balanced overview of the field. Offers an introduction to the various topics discussed. Includes color illustrations and extensive references.

From the Publisher
Highly designed and beautifully presented with illustrations of the best quality possible, this book draws together contributions from international experts in the field. It has been rigorously edited to provide a highly readable and approachable book truly relating theory to practice with its evidence based approach with practical protocols and guidance for practitioners.This book:* Provides an fascinating 'historical time line' of contact lens development and explains the current global situation* Explains how contact lenses are fabricated, designed, manufactured and measured* Outlines a rational clinical approach to modern contact lens fitting* Reviews the scientific principles that underpin the clinical application of contact lenses* Details the various applications of contact lensesStudents of optometry and dispensing optics will find all the information that they require within the pages of this text. It will be an essential ready reference for all contact lens practitioners.