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Cataract

Detection, Measurement and Management in Optometric Practice

  • 1st Edition - December 17, 1993
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: William A. Douthwaite, Mark A. Hurst
  • Language: English

Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the… Read more

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Description

Cataract affects at least fifty million people worldwide. Conventional methods of correction have always been thick spectacles and surgery. With the current changes in the approach to cataract treatment, the optometrist's role in the early detection and management of cataract is crucial.

Key features

* Written specifically for optometrists by optometrists
* Essential background information is provided together with more detailed aspects of clinical management
* The book is well illustrated and fully up to date with the latest clinical and research findings

Readership

Optometrists, both trainees and practitioners

Table of contents

Introduction; Biochemistry; Cataract types; Signs, symptoms and patient management; New techniques; Assessment of neural function behind cataract; The ophthalmologists point of view; Correction of aphakia by spectacle lenses, contact lenses, intraocular implants; The medical treatment of cataract.

Review quotes

"this is a strategic and praiseworthy text which deserves attention and possession.
"British Jrnl of Optometry & Dispensing, February 1994
is a book which is likely to enrich that average practice."The Contact Lens Journal, February 1994

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 1994
  • Language: English

About the authors

WD

William A. Douthwaite

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK

MH

Mark A. Hurst

Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Optometry, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK