Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 in Optometry**

Well organized and easy to read, Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care, 5th Edition, takes an accessible, step-by-step approach to describing the commonly used primary care procedures that facilitate accurate diagnosis and effective patient management. This practical, clinically-focused text offers succinct descriptions of today's most frequently encountered optometric techniques supported by research-based evidence. You'll find essential instructions for mastering the procedures you need to know, including recent technical advances in the field.

• Discusses technical advances that are dramatically altering optometry: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and ultra-wide field imaging (optomaps)
• Presents outstanding new digital images of OCT cases and optomaps for a wide variety of conditions of the central and peripheral retina
• Focuses on evidence-based optometry; all procedures include a section that reviews when and how the procedure should be measured and uses clinical wisdom in addition to research-based evidence
• Presents new digital images of normal variations of the eye - crucial visual support for understanding what is normal and what is disease
• Helps you clearly visualize procedures and eye disorders through full-color photographs, diagrams, and video clips
• Provides fully revised print on dry eye assessment based on the latest international Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) guidelines
• Features coverage of changes in the eye due to high myopia, and expounds the need for myopia control techniques
• Offers extensive material online to enhance learning: video clips, interactive testing sections, additional photographs, and more
• Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices