The Eye Exam - A Complete Guide (Paperback)

"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 componentsof the basic eye history and physical exam

General

Imprint:	Slack Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Gary S. Schwartz, MD
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-55642-755-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Ophthalmology Promotions
LSN:	1-55642-755-7
Barcode:	9781556427558

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