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The Eye Exam

Name: The Eye Exam
Author: Gary S. Schwartz

A Complete Guide

Gary S. Schwartz,

216 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Eye Exam

A Complete Guide

Gary S. Schwartz,

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About This Book

The Eye Exam: A Complete Guide is a handy reference with a primary focus on developing history and exam skills for all professionals working with patients in the eye clinic.

Written in an easy and practical format, The Eye Exam presents the proper way to perform a history and physical examination on an eye patient. The opening chapters will educate the reader on how to perform an eye history on adults, as well as special indications and techniques for examining children. Also included are chapters on the foundation of basic optics and how to perform a proper distance and near refraction exams. The Eye Exam concludes with how to perform various examination techniques and how to record the findings.

Dr. Gary Schwartz includes only the essential information about ophthalmic examinations, so that the reader is not bogged down with unnecessary information about diseases and treatments.

The Eye Exam is perfect for the eye clinic novice wanting to learn the basics and be proficient with performing routine eye exams, as well as the experienced clinician looking to enrich existing skills and understanding of the eye exam techniques.

Physical Exam Topics Include:

Subjective and objective refraction
Near refraction
Color vision
Pupil exam
Motilities Alignment
Slit lamp examination
Intraocular pressure determination
Gonioscopy Retina examination

Additional features:

Helpful question and answer sections at the end of most chapters
Common abbreviations used in the eye clinic
Eye medications
Surgical procedures
A pocket guide of the necessary components of the basic eye history and physical exam

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2024

ISBN

9781040142240

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Opthalmology & Optometry

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
Chapter 1: Basic Basics
Chapter 2: Examining Children
Chapter 3: Basic Optics
Chapter 4: Subjective Refraction
Chapter 5: Objective Refraction
Chapter 6: Near Refraction
Chapter 7: Motilities and Alignment
Chapter 8: Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy
Chapter 9: Gonioscopy
Chapter 10: Tonometry
Chapter 11: Ophthalmoscopy
Appendix A: Common Abbreviations
Appendix B: Common Surgical Procedures
Appendix C: Dosages of Common Medications
Appendix D: Eye History and Physical Exam Pocket Guide
Index