Subjective Refraction and Prescribing Glasses

Designed as a complete guide to those essential skills, offering everything from basic terminology to tips, tricks, and best practices.

Basic refraction is a foundational part of ophthalmology, and yet beginning ophthalmology residents and ophthalmic technicians are often left on their own to learn the finer points. Despite being core skills, the techniques and practical aspects of subjective refraction and prescribing glasses are often developed by trial and error, if they are developed at all.

This updated Third Edition has been expanded in every section with thoughtful, practical advice, and has case scenarios, in a question and answer format, of situations encountered with real-world patients. It is the most comprehensive review of clinical subjective refraction to date.
 
Drs. Richard Kolker and Andrew Kolker together have nearly 50 years of experience in the practice of ophthalmology and bring both the fresh eyes of a beginning ophthalmologist and the experience of a seasoned veteran to this Third Edition. While new residents and technicians will appreciate th

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

CRC Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Kolker, Richard J.

ISBN:

978-1-04-013978-3

Specialty:

• Ophthalmology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

150

Publication Year:

2018

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