Includes index.

Front Cover -- The Ophthalmic Assistant -- Copyright Page -- Instructions for online access -- Table of Contents -- Foreword to the eighth edition -- Foreword: how paraoptometric assistants and optometry students can benefit from this textbook -- Foreword: -- Preface -- List of contributors -- List of reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- One Basic sciences -- 1 Anatomy of the eye -- Chapter contents -- Surface anatomy -- Tear film -- Cornea -- Sclera -- Uvea -- Iris -- Ciliary body -- Choroid -- Angle structures -- Lens -- Vitreous -- Retina -- Optic nerve -- Visual pathway -- Ocular muscles -- Summary -- 2 Physiology of the eye -- Chapter contents -- Alignment of the eyes -- Looking straight ahead (fixation) -- Locking images (fusion) -- Eye movements -- Control centers for eye movements -- Looking toward a close object -- Seeing in depth -- Focusing at near (accommodation) -- Transparent pathway for light -- Retinal images -- Intraocular pressure -- Tears -- Color vision -- 3 Optics -- Chapter contents -- Physical optics -- What is light? -- How does light travel? -- Nature of the world visible to humans -- Speed of light -- How do we measure intensity of a light source? -- Color -- Rays of light and the spectrum -- Bending of light -- How light can alter its direction -- Geometric optics -- Terminology -- Dispersion -- Mirrors and reflection -- Lenses -- How do lenses bend rays of light? -- What is a prism? -- How are prisms measured? -- The use of prisms -- Convex lenses -- Concave lenses -- Focal length -- Spherical aberration -- Chromatic aberration -- Cylinders -- Transposition -- Practical aspects of optics -- Fiberoptics -- Gonioscopy -- Telescopes -- Astronomic telescope -- Galilean telescope -- Optical Illusions -- 4 Pharmacology -- Chapter contents -- General principles -- Locally applied medication -- Tolerance -- Tonicity.

Sterility -- Stability -- Penetration -- Alternative routes of medication -- Subconjunctival injections -- Continuous-release delivery -- Retrobulbar injections -- Intracameral injection -- Systemic medication -- Complications of locally administered drugs -- Allergic reactions -- Toxic reactions -- Discoloration of the eye -- Undesirable side effects -- Idiosyncrasy -- Loss of effect by inactivation -- Spread of infection -- Prescription writing -- Autonomic drugs -- Mydriatic and cycloplegic agents -- Mydriatic agents -- Cycloplegic agents -- Miotics -- Direct-acting miotics -- Cholinesterase inhibitors -- Side effects -- Drugs that lower intraocular pressure -- Anesthetics -- Topical anesthetics -- Side effects -- Injectable anesthetics -- Side effects -- Management of toxic side effects -- Fainting -- Central nervous system stimulation -- Respiratory emergency -- Allergic reaction -- Antiallergic and antiinflammatory agents -- Corticosteroids -- Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs -- Mast cell stabilizers -- Antihistamines -- Antiinfective preparations -- Antibiotics -- Antivirals -- Antifungal agents -- Antiparasitic agents -- Decongestants -- Antiallergic agents -- Contact lens solutions -- Stains -- Side effects of systemic medication -- 5 Microbiology -- Chapter contents -- Bacteria -- Viruses -- Fungi -- Other microbes -- Clinical indications for smears and cultures -- Taking smears -- Making a stain -- Gram's stain for bacterial identification -- Diff-Quik stain for cytologic identification -- Specimen collection for culture -- Other AIDS to identify organisms -- Summary -- Two Clinical practice -- 6 Office efficiency and public relations -- Chapter contents -- How to make patients happy -- New patients and returning patients -- The telephone -- Memory joggers -- Risk management -- Returning telephone calls -- Telephone manners.

Scheduling appointments -- Booking the arriving patient -- The reception room -- Running late -- Making future appointments -- Financing -- Recall cards -- Automated voice machines -- Filing -- ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS -- Office equipment -- Personal qualities for improved office efficiency -- Improving the patient experience through service recovery* -- Secretarial duties -- Handling the ophthalmologist's schedule -- Handling sales representatives -- Handling mail -- Medical ethics -- In the physician's absence -- AIDS in public relations -- Patient surveys -- Publicity -- Cost -- Size of the audience -- Credibility -- Impact -- Versatility -- Longevity -- Advertising -- Summary -- 7 History taking -- Chapter contents -- Organization of a history -- History procedure -- General information -- Chief complaint -- History of present illness -- Loss of vision -- Blurred vision secondary to an error of refraction -- Blurred vision for close work -- Blurred vision for distance work -- Blurred vision secondary to organic disease -- Loss of central vision -- Distorted vision -- Night blindness -- Transient gray-outs or blur-outs of vision lasting several seconds in one or both eyes -- Inability to see to the right or to the left -- Ascending veil -- Headaches -- Asthenopia -- Red eye -- Discharge -- Pain -- Blurred vision -- Other causes -- Double vision or diplopia -- Floating spots and light flashes -- Tearing -- Past health, medications and allergies -- Family history -- Common familial disorders -- Tips in history taking -- Summary -- 8 Preliminary examination -- Chapter contents -- Vision assessment -- Use of pinhole -- Dynamic visual acuity -- Contrast sensitivity -- Glare testing -- Macular photostress test -- Potential acuity -- Potential acuity meter (PAM) -- Interferometer -- Near vision testing -- Measurement of glasses.

Universal method of using any lensmeter -- Addition -- Automatic lensmeters -- Aids in care and use of lensmeters -- Accommodation -- Measurement of amplitude of accommodation -- Proximity method -- Triple line test -- Effect of age -- Convergence -- Color vision -- Ishihara test plates -- Hardy-Rand-Ritter plates -- Colormaster -- Depth perception -- Fly test -- Wirt stereo test -- Worth four-dot test -- Biopter test -- External examination -- Symmetry of orbits -- Eyelashes -- Lid margins -- Conjunctiva -- Lacrimal apparatus -- Sclera -- Cornea -- Use of fluorescein, rose bengal and lissamine green stains -- Iris -- Anterior chamber -- Pupil -- Pupillary reflexes -- Size -- Shape -- Equality of size -- Differential diagnosis of a dilated pupil -- Third nerve palsy -- Trauma -- Adie's pupil -- Acute glaucoma -- Drug-induced dilation -- Differential diagnosis of a constricted pupil -- Horner's syndrome -- Iritis -- Drug-induced constriction -- Blinking -- Examination of the ocular muscles -- Instillation of eye drops and ointment -- When not to dilate before asking eye doctor -- Ophthalmoscopy -- Visual fields -- Summary -- 9 Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- Chapter contents -- Equipment Used for Refraction -- Projector and projector slides -- Trial case and lenses -- Use of trial lenses -- Refractor or phoropter -- Body -- Lenses -- Aperture control handle -- Auxiliary lenses -- Accessory equipment -- Aids in care of refractor / phoropter -- Retinoscope -- Spot retinoscope -- Streak retinoscope (see Fig. 9-7) -- Accessories used in refraction -- Cross cylinder -- Pinhole disc -- Distometer -- Halberg and Janelli clips -- Equipment Used to Detect Muscle Imbalance -- Maddox rod -- Prisms -- Instruments Used to Determine Power of Lenses -- Lensmeter -- Geneva lens measure -- Instruments Used to Examine the Interior of the Eye.

Direct ophthalmoscope -- Special devices on the ophthalmoscope -- Red-free light -- Red light -- Polarized light -- Slit illumination -- Aperture discs -- Cobalt-blue filters -- Indirect ophthalmoscope -- Relative merits of direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes -- Transilluminator -- Instruments Used to Study the Anterior Segment of the Eye -- Slit-lamp microscope -- Use of slit lamp -- Design of slit lamp -- Types of slit lamps -- Technique of slit-lamp examination -- Slit-lamp attachments -- Hruby lens (Fig. 9.28) -- Fundus contact lens -- Pachymeter -- Instruments Used to Examine the Angle Structures of the Eye -- Goniolens -- Posner diagnostic and surgical gonioprism -- Gonioscope -- Instruments Used to Assess the Cornea -- Keratometer -- Specular microscope -- Instruments Used to Determine Tear Flow -- Dacryocystography / lacrimal scan -- Instruments Used to Measure Intraocular Pressure (Tonometer) -- Special Instruments -- Exophthalmometer -- Luedde exophthalmometer -- Hertel exophthalmometer -- Placido's disc -- Optokinetic drum -- Ophthalmodynamometer -- Doppler test -- Automatic refractors -- Computerized Corneal Topographic Analysis -- Visual field equipment, tangent screens and perimeters -- Diagnostic Ultrasound: A-Scan and B-Scan -- Radioactive Phosphorus -- Electroretinography -- Lasers -- Summary -- 10 Refractive errors and how to correct them -- Chapter contents -- Emmetropia -- Ametropia -- Hyperopia -- Cause -- Types -- Role of cycloplegia -- Symptoms -- Treatment -- Myopia -- Types -- Cause -- Progress -- Symptoms -- Progressive myopia -- Treatment -- Astigmatism -- Types -- Regular astigmatism -- Irregular astigmatism -- Cause -- Problems of astigmatic persons -- Refractometry and refraction -- Methods of refractometry -- Steps for refractometry -- Cycloplegic drops -- Lensmeter -- Retinoscopy -- Streak retinoscope.

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Excel in your clinical responsibilities with The Ophthalmic Assistant. Whether you work in an ophthalmology, optometry, or opticianry setting, this best-selling reference delivers expert practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment as well as paramedical procedures and office management - providing all the knowledge and skills you need to be a valuable asset to your team. A real "how-to" textbook. Consult this full-color visual guide for identification of ophthalmic disorders, explanations of difficult concepts, and depictions of the newest equipment used in ophthalmology and optometry - with over 1,000 illustrations. Refer to the practical appendices for quick-reference information on hospital/practice forms for more efficient patient record keeping, conversion tables, numerous language translations, ocular emergencies, pharmaceuticals, and more. Update your practical knowledge of ophthalmic tests and procedures. Confidently prepare for certification or recertification exams with comprehensive and practical information on the exam process for ophthalmic and optometric assistants. Optimize your results with OCT imaging and other innovative technologies used in today's ophthalmic offices, clinics, and hospitals. Stay up to date with new drugs being used to treat a diverse range of eye diseases and disorders. Learn how to assist the newest refractive cataract surgery procedures. Update your knowledge of CPR procedures.

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