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J Macnaughton

Published by ABDO College

234 pages

Paperback

ISBN – 9780750688543

This title provides authoritative and accessible information for all eye-care professionals, whether in training or in practice. The book is a rapid revision aid for students taking higher professional qualifications and a handy clinical reference guide for practitioners in busy clinics. Highly designed with synoptic text, handy tables, key bullet points, summaries and stunning full-colour illustrations, the book has rapidly established itself as the essential eye-clinic Low Vision pocket book.

• Authoritative information from world opinion leaders
• Instant access to essential information
• Concise, colourful and clinical
• The latest information, the best illustrations
• Clinical pearls, practice pitfalls and clear action icons

The title offers all eye-care students and practitioners the key points at a moment’s notice.

Features:

• Practical advice
• Evidence-based
• Highly designed, modern with boxes, tables, synoptic text
• Very practical – with highlighted advice sections for patients, handy tables
• White-coat-pocket book
• Key opinion leaders for authors – not contributed so consistency of style and presentation
• Competitively priced
• Pulls the information together in one place very briefly
• Well illustrated

Contents:

• Introduction
• Definitions, certification and registration
• Epidemiology and causes of blindness and low vision
• The low vision examination
• Determining and prescribing magnification
• Optical principles of low vision aids
• Electronic magnification
• Additional strategies and non-optical methods for improving visual performance
• Psychological factors in visual impairment
• Community care, benefits and services
• Education and employment
• Some useful information sources
• References

Essential reading for the following ABDO College course:

• Low Vision Honours