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" The ophthalmic assistant : "
Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, Melvin I. Freeman.
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BL
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954442
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b708812
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Stein, Harold A., (Harold Aaron),1929-
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The ophthalmic assistant : : a text for allied and associated ophthalmic personnel /\ Harold A. Stein, Raymond M. Stein, Melvin I. Freeman.
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8th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Elsevier Mosby,, 2006.
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xviii, 871 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 24 cm
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032303330X
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: 9780323033305
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 821-823) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Basic sciences: Anatomy of the eye -- Physiology of the eye -- Optics -- Pharmacology -- Microbiology -- 2. Clinical practice: Office efficiency and public relations -- History taking -- Preliminary examination -- Understanding ophthalmic equipment -- Refractive errors and how to correct them -- History of spectacles -- Facts about glasses -- Rigid contact lenses: basics -- Soft contact lenses -- Advanced techniques in soft and rigid contact lens fitting -- Visual fields -- Automated visual field testing -- Ocular injuries -- The urgent case -- Common eye disorders -- Common retinal disorders -- Glaucoma -- Examination of the newborn, infant and small child -- Maintenance of ophthalmic equipment and instruments -- Diagnostic ultrasound -- 3. Surgical techniques: Aseptic technique and minor office surgery -- The operative patient -- Highlights of ocular surgery -- Assisting the surgeon -- Lasers in ophthalmology -- Ambulatory surgery -- Computerized corneal topography -- Refractive surgery -- Wavefront aberrations and custom ablation -- 4. Special procedures: Ocular motility and binocular vision.
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Ophthalmic photography -- Visual aids for the partially sighted -- 5. Community ocular programs: Blind persons in the modern world -- Art and the eye -- Reading problems in children -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- 6. Expanded roles in eye care delivery: Computers in opthalmic practice -- 7. Role of assistants in eye care: Allied health personnel in ophthalmology -- Ophthalmology ethics -- Ophthalmic allied health personnel: scope of practice -- Testing of ophthalmic skills -- The development of ophthalmic assistants in North America -- Assisting in the international community and in the prevention of blindness.
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Eye-- Diseases.
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Ophthalmic assistants.
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Eye-- Diseases.
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Ophthalmic assistants.
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Ophthalmic Assistants.
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Eye Diseases-- therapy.
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Ophthalmology.
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| Dewey Classification
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617.7
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RE72.5.S84 2006
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2006 D-723
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WW 21.5S819o 2006
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Freeman, Melvin I.
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Stein, Raymond M.
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