Diagnosing and Treating Computer-Related Vision Problems

by James E. Sheedy OD, PhD, Peter G. Shaw-McMinn OD

Overview

With visual symptoms occurring in fifty to ninety percent of workers using computers, this practical guide provides careful diagnosis and treatment of visual conditions which can cause visual syndromes. This authoritative text further provides an assessment of the visual ergonomics of a patient's work station, and makes suggestions to reduce the visual demands of a task.

• Serves as a readable and practical "how-to" guide to computer-related visual problems that guides the reader in diagnosing and treating computer-related visual disorders.
• In-depth coverage addresses both the common visual problems and the environmental factors that cause them.
• Action plans in each chapter suggest activities for implementing and applying strategies in the workplace.
• A chapter on positioning the practice provides information on how to expand clinical practice into the area of caring for computer-users and improve patient satisfaction.
• A chapter on marketing provides the tools needed to bring new patients into the reader's practice and expand the patient base.
• Exercises and hand-out materials designed for patient education encourage patient compliance with treatment guidelines.
• Up-to-date information on various research studies and notes discusses the evidence-based rationales behind effective practice.
• Information on lens products provides information on prescribing lenses designed for computer use.
• Discussions of computer-simulation instruments provides information on the purchase and use of computer simulation instruments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750674041
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	09/16/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	0.64(w) x 6.00(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

1. Computer Vision Syndrome
2. Positioning Your Practice to Care for Computer-User Patients
3. Signs and Symptoms of Computer Vision Problems
4. Diagnosing and Treating Refractive Errors for Computer Users
5. Diagnosis and Treatment of Accommodative and Binocular Conditions
6. Presbyopia and Computer Use
7. Treating Ocular Pathological Conditions that Affect Computer Vision
8. Lighting
9. Reflections from the Computer Display
10. Computer Displays
11. Optimum Workstation Arrangements
12. The ECP as a Consultant providing Workplace Evaluations
13. Assisting Children and Low Vision Patients in the Use of Computers
14. Marketing Yourself as a Computer Vision Specialist

Editorial Reviews

REVIEW OF CURRENT EDITION:

"Diagnosing and Treating Computer-Related Vision Problems is a well-written, easy to read text that addresses the modern day visual concerns of the computer-user patient. This book is a valuable resource and practical guide for the eye care practitioner who is commonly faced with patients who exhibit computer-related vision disorders. Likewise, this text is recommended for the student who wishes to learn the latest diagnostic and management techniques for patients with problems related to computer usage."
– Optometry and Vision Science - 2003

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