Clinical Procedures for Ocular Examination, Fourth Edition

by Nancy B. Carlson, Daniel Kurtz

Overview

The definitive skill-building guide to ocular examination procedures—now revised and updated

Clinical Procedures for Ocular Examination, Fourth Edition is the must-have eye care resource, whether you’re a student, resident, or practitioner. Here, in one concise handbook, is every major clinical procedure used in ocular examinations. Offering ideal preparation for clinical eye exams, the book features detailed, systematic guidance on how to confidently perform all major examination techniques, which are described by purpose, indication, equipment, set-up, recording, and examples.

Each procedure is accompanied by precise illustrations and photographs, designed to enhance your knowledge and comfort level with the full spectrum of techniques. Clinical Procedures for Ocular Examination, Fourth Edition represents the single most essential clinical companion in eye care available anywhere.

• Step-by-step procedures for every exam procedure, including techniques that are new to this edition
• Convenient summaries of practical how’s and why’s that do not get bogged down in distracting theory
• Expanded tables, plus updated references and norms

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071849197
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/22/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	581
Sales rank:	579,343
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Nancy B. Carlson, OD, FAAO (Cambridge, MA) is Emeritus Professor of Optometry at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts.

Daniel Kurtz, OD, PhD, FAAO (Pomona, CA) is Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Optometry in the College of Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California.

Table of Contents

1. Patient Communication

2. Entrance Tests

3. Refraction

4. Functional Tests

5. Ocular Health Assessment

6. Contact Lenses

7. Systemic Health Screening

8. Cranial Nerve Screening