A Text for Allied and Associated Ophthalmic Personnel
Authors :
Harold A. Stein & Raymond M. Stein & Melvin I. Freeman & Rebecca Stein
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, opt
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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.
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.
Key Features
Keeps you up to date with coverage of key topics such as topography-guided PRK, cataract surgery with multifocal IOLs to treat presbyopia, and OCT and OCTA, as well as the latest information on basic science, new testing procedures and equipment, and two new chapters on refractive surgery and eye banking.
Provides full-color visual guidance for identification of ophthalmic disorders, explanations of difficult concepts, and depictions of the newest equipment used in ophthalmology and optometry—more than 1,000 images in all.
Features more than 400 interactive multiple-choice review questions that test your knowledge and understanding of key concepts.
Includes a bonus color-image atlas that tests your clinical recognition of disease and disorders of the eye.
Contains convenient quick-reference appendices with hospital/practice forms for more efficient patient record keeping, conversion tables, and numerous language translations, plus information on ocular emergencies, pharmaceuticals, and more.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
By Harold A. Stein, MD, MSC(Ophth), FRCS(C), DOMS(London), Director, Maxwell K. Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario; Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Senior Attending Ophthalmologist, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario; Attending Ophthalmologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario; Past President, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Ottawa, Ontario; Past President, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, St. Paul, MN; Director, Professional Continuing Education, Centennial; Raymond M. Stein, MD, FRCS(C), Medical Director, Maxwell K. Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario; Attending Ophthalmologist, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario; Past President, Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Orleans, Ontario; Melvin I. Freeman, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; Affiliate Clinical Investigator, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA; Past Head of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Clinic and Medical Center, Seattle, WA; Past President, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, St. Paul, MN; Past President, Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, Birmingham, AL and Rebecca Stein, MBCHB, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, CA
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
https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/the-ophthalmic-assistant-9780323757546.html228105The Ophthalmic Assistanthttps://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/media/catalog/product/9/7/9780323757546.jpg75.9994.99USDInStock/Medicine/Ophthalmology/Books625255039Covering all the knowledge and skills needed for everyday duties as well as<b> success on certification and recertification exams</b>, <i>The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition</i>, 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 <b>practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment</b>, as well as <b>paramedical procedures and office management</b> 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. Covering all the knowledge and skills needed for everyday duties as well as<b> success on certification and recertification exams</b>, <i>The Ophthalmic Assistant, 11th Edition</i>, 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 <b>practical, up-to-date guidance on ocular diseases, surgical procedures, medications, and equipment</b>, as well as <b>paramedical procedures and office management</b> 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.00add-to-cart97803237575462022ProfessionalBy Harold A. Stein, MD, MSC(Ophth), FRCS(C), DOMS(London), Raymond M. Stein, MD, FRCS(C), Melvin I. Freeman, MD, FACS and Rebecca Stein, MBCHB202311Book191w x 235h (7.50" x 9.25")1150 illustrations (1150 in full color)Elsevier896Mar 31, 2022IN STOCKBy <STRONG>Harold A. Stein</STRONG>, MD, MSC(Ophth), FRCS(C), DOMS(London), Director, Maxwell K. Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario; Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Senior Attending Ophthalmologist, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario; Attending Ophthalmologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario; Past President, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Ottawa, Ontario; Past President, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, St. Paul, MN; Director, Professional Continuing Education, Centennial; <STRONG>Raymond M. Stein</STRONG>, MD, FRCS(C), Medical Director, Maxwell K. Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario; Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario; Attending Ophthalmologist, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario; Past President, Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Orleans, Ontario; <STRONG>Melvin I. Freeman</STRONG>, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA; Affiliate Clinical Investigator, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA; Past Head of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Clinic and Medical Center, Seattle, WA; Past President, Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology, St. Paul, MN; Past President, Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, Birmingham, AL and <STRONG>Rebecca Stein</STRONG>, MBCHB, University of Toronto
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