Contact Lens Practice

Abstract

Part 1 History: origin of the contact lens, Anthony Sabbell. Part 2 Material technology: chemical composition & properties, Miguel Refojo oxygen transport through contact lenses, William Benjamin mechanical properties, Ronald E. Stephenson. Part 3 Contact lens design technology: contact lens design, Michel Guillon and William Sammons soft contact lens kinetics, Yoshizo Kikkawa contact lens optics, Colin Fowler quality assurance and quality control for volume lens manufacturing, Stewart Gibson quality control of rigid lenses in clinical practice, Richard Pearson the verification of soft lenses in clinical practice, Michael Port manufacturing standards, Michael Sheridan. Part 4 Anatomical & physiological factors: microscopic anatomy and ultra structure of the cornea, conjunctiva and lids, Ramesh Tripathi, et al innervation of the anterior segment, Gordon Ruskell corenal physiology & biophysics, Stephen Kwok biochemical aspects of the cornea, Barry Masters. Part 5 Clinical techniques: keratometry & specialist optical instrumentation, Ronald Rabbetts photokeratoscopy & corneal topography, Arthur Ho and Michel Guillon biomicroscopy, Steve Zantos and Ian Cox pachometry - clinical & scientific applications, Tailoi Chan and David Pye aesthesiometry, Michel Millodot the role of tears in contact lens performance and its measurement, Jean-Pierre Guillon oxygen consumption & measurements, Richard Hill. Part 6 Practical routine: indications and contraindications for contact lens wear, Barry Weissman preliminary examination patient selection, Barry Weissman contact lens care systems and solutions used by the practitioner, Fiona Stapleton & Judith Stechler symptomology and aftercare, Joshua Joshephson, et al. Part 7 Fitting techniques: basic contact lens fitting, Michel Guillon fitting the astigmatic patient with rigid contact lenses, Theodore Grosvenor toric hydrogel contact lenses, Nigel Burnett Hodd and Joshua Josephson tinted hydrogel contact lenses, Richard Weisbarth the scleral regid lens - optical and therapeutic applications, Montague Ruben gas permeable scleral contact lenses, Oliver Schein, et al presyopia and influence of ageing on the prescription of contact lenses, William Benjamin and Irving Borish contact lenses for children, David Taylor and Judith Morris. Part 8 Abnormal and therapeutic fitting: correction of irregular astigmatism with contact lenses, Montague Ruben contact lens fitting post refractive surgery, Christine Astin orthokeratology, Leo Carney therapeutic soft contact lenses, Thomas John, et al. (Part contents.)