Clinical Contact Lens Practice

Section 1: Basic Topics
Chapter 1History and Development of Contact Lenses
Joseph T. Barr
Chapter 2Anatomy, Morphology and Electron Microscopy of the Cornea and Conjunctiva
Jan P.G. Bergmanson and Michael J. Doughty
Chapter 3Corneal Oxygen Consumption and Hypoxia
Noel A. Brennan and Nathan Efron
Chapter 4Immunology and Inflammation
Carolyn G. Begley and Michael J. Giese
Chapter 5Microbiology of Contact Lenses
Mark D.P. Willcox, Najat Harmis, Hua Zhu, Brigitte Cowell, and Fiona Stapleton
Chapter 6Contact Lens Design
Barry A. Weissman, Edward S. Bennett, and Ronald G. Seger
Chapter 7AOptical Phenomena of Contact Lenses
William J. Benjamin
Chapter 7BPractical Optics of Contact Lens Prescription
William J. Benjamin

Section 2: Preliminaries
Chapter 8Initial Evaluation
Timothy B. Edrington and Julie A. Schornack
Chapter 9Corneal Topography: corneal curvature and optics, clinical applications and wave front analysis
Yaron S. Rabinowitz

Section 3: Rigid CL Application, Care, and Evaluation
Chapter 10Polymer Chemistry
Alex Cannella
Chapter 11Material Selection
Edward S. Bennett and Jeffrey D. Johnson
Chapter 12Basic Fitting
Edward S. Bennett
Chapter 13Rigid Lens Care and Patient Education
Edward S. Bennett and Heidi Wagner
Chapter 14Inspection and Verification of Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Vinita A. Henry and Edward S. Bennett
Chapter 15Modification
Bruce W. Morgan and Edward S. Bennett
Chapter 16AProgress Evaluation Procedures
Desmond Fonn and Luigina Sorbara
Chapter 16BRGP Problem Solving
Desmond Fonn and Luigina Sorbara

Section 4: Hydrogel CL Application, Care, and Evaluation
Chapter 17Polymer Chemistry
Lynn Winterton and Kai C. Su
Chapter 18Soft Contact Lens Application
Karen K. Yeung and Barry A. Weissman
Chapter 19Hydrogel Lens Care Regimens and Patient Education
Richard E. Weisbarth and Beth Henderson
Chapter 20Hydrogel Lens Solution Chemistry
Leo G. Carney, Joseph T. Barr, and Richard M. Hill
Chapter 21Disposable and Frequent Replacement Hydrogel Contact Lenses
Melissa W. Chun, Lisa Barnhart Fox, and Alana J. Zhou
Chapter 22Hydrogel Contact Lens Follow-up Care and Problem Solving
Jennifer Smythe, Peter Bergenske, and Patrick Caroline

Section 5: Advanced CL Application
Chapter 23Tears, Dry Eye, and Management
Barbara Caffery and Jerry R. Paugh
Chapter 24Hybrid Materials and Designs
Michael D. Depaolis, Joseph P. Shovlin, Dwight H. Akerman, and Gary L. Edwards
Chapter 25Rigid Contact Lenses and Astigmatism
Joel A. Silbert
Chapter 26Hydrogel CL Astigmatism Correction
Arthur B. Epstein and Mel J. Remba
Chapter 27Presbyopic CL Application
Edward S. Bennett, David W. Hansen, and Janice M. Jurkus
Chapter 28Contact Lens Applications for Ocular Trauma, Disease, and Surgery
Timothy T. McMahon and Loretta B. Szczotka
Chapter 29Contact Lens Corneal Reshaping
Marjorie J. Rah and John Mark Jackson