Overview
Myopia is the technical term for short sightedness. It means that images of distant objects are focused in front of the retina when accommodation is relaxed and thus distance vision is blurred. Many texts describe the measurement of refractive error in myopia and how to correct it by conventional means, but very few discuss the condition in detail. Our book will discuss: prevalence myopia and near visual activity structure of myopic eyes animal studies accommodation and myopia innervation vergence and myopia treatment - behavioural approaches, control, spectacles, contact lenses, including OrthoK, laser surgery. * Unique text explores the relationship between near vision and myopia written by an authoritative group of experts sharing their views in this long-awaited unique compilation of data. * The book will appeal to all who are perplexed by the issue of myopia and nearwork either in terms of appreciating the diversity of research findings or by the management of questions commonly asked in the consulting room. * Essential for all students and practitioners whether they are optometrists or ophthalmologists requiring a thorough understanding of myopia
Full Product Details
Author: Mark Rosenfield (Associate Professor, SUNY College of Optometry, New York, NY, USA) ,
Bernard Gilmartin (Editor, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd
Edition: 12th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.620kg
ISBN: 9780750637848
ISBN 10: 0750637846
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 August 1998
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
&Yacute;A splendid text... An extensive literature is embraced, as shown by the series of references for each chapter. Optometrists, with the care of pre registration students, and local groups in need of some gently controversial subjects, would do well to use this book as the basis for helpful discussions. Professor Robert Fletcher, Optometry Today, November 1998<br>book, which reviews the field of myopia related to nearwork, is a good survey of the field. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
[A] splendid text... An extensive literature is embraced, as shown by the series of references for each chapter. Optometrists, with the care of pre registration students, and local groups in need of some gently controversial subjects, would do well to use this book as the basis for helpful discussions. Professor Robert Fletcher , Optometry Today, November 1998<br>book, which reviews the field of myopia related to nearwork, is a good survey of the field. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
