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Clinical optics / Troy E. Fannin and Theodore Grosvenor.

By: Fannin, Troy E.
Contributor(s): Grosvenor, Theodore P.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Butterworths, 1996Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xii, 467 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0750696702.Subject(s): Optometry | Physiological optics | Optics | Lenses | Eye -- Accommodation and refractionDDC classification: 617.7
Contents:
Introduction: Sign convention, nomenclature and notation -- Ophthalmic lens materials -- Characteristics of ophthalmic lenses -- Power specification and measurement -- Ophthalmic prisms and decentration -- The correction of ametropia -- Aberrations and ophthalmic lens design -- Adsorptive lenses and lens coatings -- Multifocal lenses -- Eyewear design and dispensing -- Anisometropia and Aniseikonia -- Lenses for high refractive errors -- Optical principles of lenses for low vision -- Optics of contact lenses.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn from an expert with more than 40 years experience. This classic text efficiently covers a broad range of information on ophthalmic optics. Its presentation of optical concepts and formulae is made comprehensible, even on an introductory level, through clear explanations, diagrams, and clinical applications.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Sign convention, nomenclature and notation -- Ophthalmic lens materials -- Characteristics of ophthalmic lenses -- Power specification and measurement -- Ophthalmic prisms and decentration -- The correction of ametropia -- Aberrations and ophthalmic lens design -- Adsorptive lenses and lens coatings -- Multifocal lenses -- Eyewear design and dispensing -- Anisometropia and Aniseikonia -- Lenses for high refractive errors -- Optical principles of lenses for low vision -- Optics of contact lenses.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction: Sign Convention, Nomenclature, and Notation
  • Ophthalmic Lens Materials
  • Characteristics of Ophthalmic Lenses
  • Power Specification and Measurement
  • Ophthalmic Prisms and Decentration
  • The Correction of Ametropia
  • Aberrations and Ophthalmic Lens Design
  • Absorptive Lenses and Lens Coatings
  • Multifocal Lenses
  • Eyewear Design and Dispensing
  • Anisometropia and Aniseikonia
  • Lenses for High Refractive Errors
  • Optical Principles of Lenses for Low Vision
  • Optics of Contact Lenses
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