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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: ophthalmic assistant
    sub title: a text for allied and associated ophthalmic personnel
  name:
    name part: Stein, Harold A. (Harold Aaron)
    name part: 1929-2021
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Stein, Raymond M.
  name:
    name part: Freeman, Melvin I.
  name:
    name part: ScienceDirect (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: pau
    place:
      place term: Philadelphia
    publisher: Elsevier Mosby
    date issued: 2006
    edition: 8th ed.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 871 pages) : illustrations (some color)
  abstract: Simply written and well illustrated, this New Edition provides all the practical information ophthalmic and optometric assistants and technicians need to complete their day-to-day tasks, including paramedical training, ophthalmic technology, and efficient ophthalmic office management. It also serves as a useful guide for ophthalmic practice, featuring up-to-date coverage of ophthalmic diseases, surgical procedures, the latest medications, and the newest contact lenses. Readers will also find detailed information on the latest equipment used in practice and the skills required to understand the use of each piece in the clinical setting. Features useful appendices that provide quick reference to hospital/practice forms for learning efficient patient record keeping, conversion tables, numerous language translations, ocular emergencies, pharmaceuticals, and more. Includes an easy-to-access glossary of ophthalmic terminology used in practice. Presents chapter outlines and self-assessment questions.
  table of contents: Part 1 BASIC SCIENCES -- 1. Anatomy of the eye -- 2. Physiology of the eye -- 3. Optics -- 4. Pharmacology -- 5. Microbiology -- Part 2 CLINICAL PRACTICE -- 6. Office efficiency and public relations -- 7. History taking -- 8. Preliminary examination -- 9. Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- 10. Refractive errors and how to correct them -- 11. History of Spectacles -- 12. Facts about glassses -- 13. Rigid contact lenses: basics -- 14. Soft contact lenses -- 15. Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- 16. Managing a contact lens practice -- 17. Visual fields -- 18. Automated visual field testing -- 19. Ocular injuries -- 20. The urgent case -- 21.Common eye disorders -- 22.Common retinal disorders -- 23. Glaucoma -- 24. Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- 25. Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- 26. Diagnostic Ultrasound -- Part 3 SURGICAL TECHNIQUES -- 27. Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- 28. The operative patient -- 29. Highlights of ocular surgery -- 30. Assisting the surgeon -- 31. Lasers in ophthalmology -- 32. Ambulatory surgery -- 33.Computerized Corneal topography -- 34. Refractive surgery -- part 1 patient selection counseling and examination -- 35. Wavefront and Custom Laser -- Part 4 SPECIAL PROCEDURES -- 36. Ocular motility and binocular vision -- 37. Ophthalmic photography -- 38. Visual aids for the partially sighted -- Part 5 COMMUNITY OCULAR PROGRAMS -- 39. Blind persons in a modern world -- 40.to production -- 41. Reading problems in children -- 42. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Part 6 EXPANDED ROLES IN EYE CARE DELIVERY -- 43.Computers in the ophthalmic practice -- Part 7 THE ROLE OF ASSISTANTS IN EYE CARE -- 44. The role of ophthalmic medical personnel in clinical ophthalmology practice -- 45. Ethics -- 46. Medical Legal Aspects -- 47. Testing of Ophthalmic Skills -- 48. The Development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- 49. Assisting the international community to …
  table of contents: 1. Basic sciences: Anatomy of the eye -- Physiology of the eye -- Optics -- Pharmacology -- Microbiology -- 2. Clinical practice: Office efficiency and public relations -- History taking -- Preliminary examination -- Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- Refractive errors and how to correct them -- History of spectacles -- Facts about glasses -- Rigid contact lenses: basics -- Soft contact lenses -- Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- Visual fields -- Automated visual field testing -- Ocular injuries -- The urgent case -- Common eye disorders -- Common retinal disorders -- Glaucoma -- Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- Diagnostic ultrasound -- 3. Surgical techniques: Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- The operative patient -- Highlights of ocular surgery -- Assisting the surgeon -- Lasers in ophthalmology -- Ambulatory surgery -- Computerized corneal topography -- Refractive surgery -- Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- 4. Special procedures: Ocular motility and binocular vision.
  table of contents: Ophthalmic photography -- Visual aids for the partially sighted -- 5. Community ocular programs: Blind persons in the modern world -- Art and the eye -- Reading problems in children -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- 6. Expanded roles in eye care delivery: Computers in opthalmic practice -- 7. Role of assistants in eye care: Allied health personnel in ophthalmology -- Ophthalmology ethics -- Ophthalmic allied health personnel: scope of practice -- Testing of ophthalmic skills -- The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- Assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness.
  note: Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, Melvin I. Freeman.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 821-823) and index.
  note: English.
  subject:
    topic: Ophthalmic assistants
  subject:
    topic: Eye
    topic: Diseases
  subject:
    topic: Ophthalmology
  subject:
    topic: Ophthalmic Assistants
  subject:
    topic: Eye Diseases
    topic: therapy
  subject:
    topic: Ophthalmology
  subject:
    topic: Eye Diseases
  subject:
    topic: Assistants ophtalmologiques
  subject:
    topic: Œil
    topic: Maladies
  subject:
    topic: Ophtalmologie
  subject:
    topic: Ophthalmology
  subject:
    topic: Eye
    topic: Diseases
  subject:
    topic: Ophthalmic assistants
  classification: RE72.5 .S84 2006
  classification: 617.7
  classification: 2006 D-723
  classification: WW 21.5 S819o 2006
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Ophthalmic assistant
    name:
      name part: Stein, Harold A. (Harold Aaron), 1929-
    origin info:
      publisher: Philadelphia : Elsevier Mosby, 2006
      edition: 8th ed.
    identifier: (DLC) 2006279776
    identifier: (OCoLC)65404482
  identifier: 9780323033305
  identifier: 032303330X
  identifier: 9780323070522
  identifier: 0323070523
  identifier: 2006279776
  identifier: 104746:104771 Elsevier Science & Technology
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  record info:
    record content source: OPELS
    record creation date: 120416
    record change date: 20260326192000.8
    record identifier: in00005749619
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng