Contact Lens Practice

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this popular book provides a comprehensive yet easy to read guide to modern contact lens practice. Beautifully re-designed in a clean, contemporary layout, this second edition presents relevant and up-to-date information in a systematic manner, with a logical flow of subject matter from front to back. This book wonderfully captures the ’middle ground’ in the contact lens field ? somewhere between a dense research-based tome and a basic fitting guide. As such, it is ideally suited for both students and general eye care practitioners who require a practical, accessible and uncluttered account of the contact lens field. Key Features Outlines a rational clinical approach to modern contact lens fitting - practical advice for the clinic and the classroom Logical structure and systematic layout, with relevant chapters grouped into coherent sections for easy reference Up-to-date for accurate information Chapters are contextualised through cross-referencing - helping to reflect the relative importance of different topics Provides an ’historical time line’ of contact lens development and explains the current global situation Explains how contact lenses are fabricated, designed, manufactured and measured Reviews the scientific principles that underpin the clinical application of contact lenses New to This Edition New chapter on daily disposable contact lenses. Contributing authors comprising optometrists, ophthalmologists, dispensing opticians, industry experts, researchers and clinicians – all of whom are true international leaders in their sub-specialty areas. Many new line diagrams and clinical photographs to illustrate, inform and explain the concepts outlined in the text. Special consideration is given to the most popular lens replacement systems – daily, two-weekly and monthly. Extensive appendices to assist chair-side decision making in everyday practice. Efron Grading Scales for Contact Lens Complications. Evidence-based approach with numerous up-to-date references at the end of each chapter.

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Anthony du Vivier, MD, FRCP, Physician in Charge, The Skin Department, King’s College Hospital, London, UKTable of Contents1) The dermatological diagnosis 2) The structure and function of normal skin 3) Eczema 4) Contact dermatitis 5) Psoriasis 6) Pityriasis rosea and pityriasis rubra pilaris 7) Lichen planus and lichenoid eruptions 8) Naevi and developmental defects 9) Benign tumours of the skin 10) Non-melanoma skin cancer 11) Moles and melanoma 12) Mycosis fungoides and lymphoproliferative disorders of the skin 13) Bacterial and spirochaetal infections 14) Viral disorders of the skin 15) Superficial fungal disorders 16) Infestations of the skin 17) Tropical infections of the skin 18) Reactive disorders of the skin and drug eruptions 19) Blistering disorders of the skin 20) Developmental disorders of the skin 21) Collagen vascular disorders 22) The skin and systemic disease 23) Skin manifestations of disordered circulation 24) Disorders of sebaceous, sweat and apocrine glands 25) Disorders of the nails 26) Disorders of the hair and scalp 27) Disorders of pigment and of pigmented skin 28) Psychological disorders of the skin 29) Disorders of the neonatal period and infancy 30) Skin disorders affecting women and pregnancy 31) A guide to diagnosis by region 32) Glucocorticosteroids