Silicone Hydrogels: Continuous Wear Contact Lenses

By Deborah F. Sweeney and Deborah F. Sweeney PhD FAAO

Completely updated and revised, this contemporary and authoritative text now contains important new material which has far-reaching implications for all those prescribing and fitting continuous wear contact lenses.

Balanced, critical and informative this book provides the scientific background, clinical practice and reviews the latest lenses available. A book you must read before considering prescribing or fitting continuous wear contact lenses.

- Content is balanced, critical, and informative.
- Well known, international experts provide readers with quality information.
- Clear, concise, and clinical information leads readers to relevant content quickly.Silicone hydrogels in private practice - to help you with patient selection, initial dispensing, aftercare routines and incidence of adverse responsesNew chapter covering oedema and hypoxia - addressing important issues for practitionersLatest clinical data - to keep you thoroughly up to date with recent finding which will affect youMore expert authors share with you their views and experiences in the USComprehensive coverage of available materials and lenses available - how to choose which lens to useMany new illustrations in full colour to help clarify points in the textNow more text to provide you with more information

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750687797
• ISBN13: 9780750687799
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 4.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.5"