Fitting Guide for Rigid and Soft Contact Lenses

Part I: Fundamentals 1Anatomy of Physiology of the Cornea 2Basic Terminology 3Assessment of the Prospective Contact Lens Wearer 4Examination of the Anterior Ocular Surface and Tear Film - Joshua E. Josephson 5Patient Selection: Finding the Right Lens for the Right Patient 6Soft Lenses: Characteristics, Advantages, and Disadvantages Part II: Basic Fitting: An Approach to Lens-Fitting and Small Volume Fitter 7Office Evaluation and Verification of Soft Lenses 8General Guidelines for Fitting Soft Lenses 9Fitting Methods for Soft Lenses 10Handling of Soft Lenses: Insertion, Removal, and Wearing 11Care Systems for Soft Lenses 12Tinted Contact Lenses - Harold A. Stein and Leroy G. Meschel 13Problems Associated with Soft Lenses Section Two: Rigid Lenses 14History of Contact Lenses 15Systems for Lens Ordering 16Insertion and Removal Techniques 17Office Modification of Rigid Lenses - Penny Cook Pilliar and Karosh Nikeghbal 18Lens Solutions for Cleaning and Disinfecting Rigid Lenses 19Adaptive Systems for Rigid Lenses 20Fitting Problems and Their Solutions 21Complications of Rigid Lenses 22How to Ensure Your Rigid Lenses Are What You Ordered - G. Peter Halberg and Harold A. Stein Section Three: Rigid Gas-Permeable Lenses 23Rigid Gas-Permeable Lens (RGP): Materials, Design, and Fitting - Harold A. Stein and Phyllis Rakow 24Rigid Aspheric Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses - Phyllis Rakow Part III: Fitting Guide For More Advanced Fitters 25Keratoconus 26The Correction of Astigmatism with Contact Lenses 27Toric Lens Fitting - Peter R. Kastl 28Fitting the Presyope Bifocal Contact Lens: Rigid and Soft - Lynn Maund 29Special Uses for Rigid and Soft Lenses 30Aphakic and Pseudoaphakic Rigid and Soft Lenses 31Extended-Wear Lenses 32Disposable Contact Lenses - Melvin Freeman 33Therapeutic Contact Lenses - James V. Aquavella 34Practical Problems and Their Solutions: Case Analysis - Harold A. Stein and Jean-Pierre Chartrand 35Corneal Topography and Computerized Contact Lens Fitting - Michael A. Ward Part IV: Complications of Contact Lens Wearer 36Problems Associated with Current Care Systems - James E. Key and John F. Morgan 37Endothelial Response to Contact Lenses 38Epithelial and Subepithelial Complications of Contact Lenses 39Serious Corneal Complications of Contact Lenses and Their Management 40Contact Lens Wear and Ocular Allergy - Peter Doshik Part V: Contact Lens Practice 41How to Start a Contact Lens Practice - James E. Key and Carole L. Mobley 42Management of a Contact Lens Practice 43Practical Business Aspects of a Contact Lens Practice 44The Role of Contact Lenses in a Refractive Practice 45Computers in a Contact Lens Practice - Alan Mandelberg 46Cosmetics and Contact Lens Wear 47AIDS and Contact Lenses - Charles B. Slonim 48Overview of Ophthalmic Photography - Csaba L. Martonyi Glossary Supplementary Readings APPENDICES AThickness Conversion Table BConversion Tables for Diopters to Millimeters of Radius CConversion of Spectacle Lens Power Worn at Various Distances to Equivalent Contact Lens Power DTable of Sagittal Values EConversion Table Relating Diopters of Corneal Refracting Power to Millimeters of Radius of Curvature FCompensation for Effect of Vertex Distances When Plus Lens Is Moved from the Eye GCompensation for Effect of Vertex Distances When Plus Lens Is Moved Toward the Eye HOptical Constants of the Eye ISagittal Relationship of Various Base Curves and Diameters JDioptric Curves for Extended Range of Keratometer KEdge-Thickness Changes as a Function of Lens Power (for Base Curve 7.6 mm) LEstimating Visual Loss MDrugs Commonly Used in Ophthalmology NAbbreviations in Clinical Use OVision and Driving PAcanthamoeba Keratitis: CLAO Policy Statement Revised May 1989 QTranslations of Commonly Asked Questions and Commands RPrinciples of Informed Consent SBasic Optics and Physiology