The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition

Covering all the knowledge and skills needed for everyday duties as well as success on certification and recertification exams, The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition, is an essential resource for allied health personnel working in ophthalmology, optometry, opticianry, and other eye care settings. Drs. Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, and Melvin I. Freeman are joined by new editor Dr. Rebecca Stein and several new contributing authors who provide practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment, as well as paramedical procedures and office management for today’s practice. This outstanding reference and review tool provides essential knowledge and guidance for ophthalmic assistants, technicians, and technologists as critical members of the eye care team.

Table of Contents:

Front matter
1        Anatomy of the eye
2        Physiology of the eye
3        Optics
4        Pharmacology
5        Microbiology
6        Office efficiency and public relations
7        History taking
8        Preliminary examination
9        Visual function and impairment
10      Understanding ophthalmic equipment
11      Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments
12      Refractive errors and how to correct them
13      Facts about glasses
14      Rigid contact lenses: basics
15      Soft contact lenses
16      Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting
17      Managing a contact lens practice
18      Visual fields
19      Automated visual field testing
20      Computers in ophthalmic practice
21      Ocular Injuries
22      The urgent case
23      Common eye disorders
24      Common retinal disorders
25      Glaucoma
26       Uveitis
27       Dry eye disease
28       Examination of the newborn, infant, and small child
29       Ocular motility, binocular vision, and strabismus
30       Aseptic technique and minor office surgery
31       The operative patient
32       Highlights of ocular surgery
33       Assisting the surgeon
34       Ambulatory surgery
35       Lasers in ophthalmology
36       Refractive surgery: today and the future
37       Corneal Collagen Crosslinking in the management of ectactic diseases
38       Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation
39       Ophthalmic photography
40       Optical coherence tomography
41       Computerized corneal topography
42       Specular microscopy
43       Diagnostic ultrasound
44       Blind persons in the modern world
45       Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
46       History of spectacles
47       Art and the eye
48       Allied health personnel in ophthalmology
49       Ophthalmology ethics
50       Allied Ophthalmic Health Personnel: Scope of Practice
51       Testing and certification of ophthalmic skills
52       The development of Allied Ophthalmic Personnel (AOP) in North America and Worldwide
53       Ophthalmic assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness
54       Eye banking
55       Atlas of clinical ophthalmic disorders
           Glossary
           Appendix 1: Ocular emergencies
           Appendix 2: Following universal precautions
           Appendix 3: Princples of informed consent
           Appendix 4: Abbreviations and symbols in clinical use
           Appendix 5: Optical constants of the eye
           Appendix 6: Metric conversion (US)
           Appendix 7: Skill checklists
           Appendix 8: Translations of commonly asked questions and commands
           Appendix 9: Office supplies in common use
           Appendix 10: Estimating visual loss
           Appendix 11: Vision and driving
           Appendix 12: Diopters to millimeters of radius conversion tables
           Appendix 13: Vertex conversion table
           Appendix 14: Diopters of corneal refracting power to millimeters of radius of curvature
           Appendix 15: Compensation for effect of vertex distances when plus lens is moved away from the eye
           Appendix 16: Compensation for effect of vertex distances when plus lens is moved toward the eye
           Appendix 17: Dioptric curves for extended range of keratometer
           Supplementary resources
           Front matter
56       Appendix 3: Princples of informed consent