Cataract, 1st Edition
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.
ISBN :
9780750603690
Publication Date :
17-12-1993
Stock Status :
Please allow 10-14 working days for delivery
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.
Key Features
* 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
* 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
Author Information
By William A. Douthwaite, MSc, PhD, FBCO, DCLP, Professor of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK and Mark A. Hurst, PhD, BSc, FBCO, Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
| ISBN Number | 9780750603690 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | By William A. Douthwaite, MSc, PhD, FBCO, DCLP, Professor of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK and Mark A. Hurst, PhD, BSc, FBCO, Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Edition Number | 1 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | Other |
| Illustrations | 39 ills. |
| Imprint | Butterworth-Heinemann |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 17 Dec 1993 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 10-14 working days for delivery |
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.
"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
"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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