Bennett and Rabbett's Clinical Visual Optics - Hardcover

Rabbetts MSc SMSA FBCOptom DCLP, Ronald B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750688742 ISBN 13: 9780750688741

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007

Synopsis

"Combines academic depth with clear clinical explanation; still the best visual optics textbook around."
Professor Roger Anderson, Vision Science, University of Ulster
"Essential reading for all those interested in the optics of the eye and the measurement of vision and ocular characteristics"

Dr Colin Fowler, Optometry & Vision Sciences, Aston University
"Bennett & Rabbetts' clinical visual optics cleverly explores and combines the founding principles, clinical relevance and some more advanced aspects of optical techniques, instrumentation and applications in a unique and thought-provoking manner. An invaluable resource to the student, practitioner and clinical visual scientist alike."

Dr James Loughnan, Optometry, Dublin Institute of Technology
"Numerous clinical anecdotes bridge the gap between theory and practice, resulting in a text which will be an invaluable guide to students of optometry, researchers and practitioners alike."

Dr Robert Cubbidge, Optometry & Vision Sciences, Aston University
The fourth edition of this classic textbook has been brought thoroughly up to date with revised chapters on Ocular Aberrations, Visual Examination of the Eye, and Distribution and Ocular Dioptics of Ametropia. New contributors have been added and the book has been completely redesigned using colour to offer a more accessible layout and enhance the many line illustrations. The new companion website has valuable additional resources including a simulation of subjective refraction, video clips showing clinical procedures and extra appendices to the book.
This comprehensive review of optics of the human eye covers:

Refractive correction and the instruments used in: eye examination, measurement of visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, refractive errors, accommodation and binocular vision

The side effects of spectacle and contact lens corrections

The oculo-motor system and stereopsis providing a firm foundation for further study

The dioptics of the eye, including its aberrations and schematic eyes

Thorough theoretical chapters and clinical chapters that contribute a fundamental understanding of the procedures, together with sound practical advice
The new edition of Clinical Visual Optics will be invaluable to all those studying optometry, dispensing optics and physiological optics. The depth of coverage will make it a prime source of information for the qualified practitioner or a prospective researcher in these fields.

• Classic text providing a comprehensive review of optics of the human eye
• Theoretical chapters and clinical chapters contribute to a thorough understanding of procedures
• Sound practical advice throughout

• Colour used throughout in the text and for the diagrams
• Revised chapters on The Schematic Eye, Ocular Aberrations, Visual Examination of the Eye, Objective Optometers, and Distribution and Ocular Dioptics of Ametropia.
• Completely redesigned to facilitate learning, with many text boxes, learning objectives, key points, clinical tips and exercises.
• Valuable online material contains multi-choice questions, FAQs, case studies and more.

About this title

Review:

"All students in this field should seriously consider purchasinf this most basic of texts."
Optician, February 2008
"It will be the standard text on visual optics"The Dispensing Optician
student days to when experienced practitioners need to grapple with recent advances in eye examination techniques, sound knowledge of visual optics is essential. Optometric expertise greatly depends on the subjects covered in this book. The weaker types of optometric education give insufficient emphasis to theoretical instruction, practical experiments and rigorous solving of problems in this field of study.
It was the earlier textbook by Emsley which laid a remarkably sound foundation of exercises in this area, which cannot be neglected. The late Arthur Bennett extended this approach to good effect. Expounded by Ronald Rabbetts, who worked closely with Arthur Bennett, the third edition continues an impressive tradition of accurately applied expertise seen at its very best. Many of the main benefits of the present form of this book stem from the manner in which wise principles are applied to clinical realities.
Reorganization of the format has resulted in fewer pages yet more material. As before, the introductory sections give concise and relevant details of vision, basic optical principles, definitions, standards, ocular image formations and pertinent exercises. Such condensed material is valuable for those beginning a study of the subject, as well as for those needing to return to 'first principles' after becoming rather rusty.
Among the careful arrangement of material on form vision and the responses to contrast, attention is paid to amblyopia, instrumental aids and ISO standards. Assorted ametropias and near vision features follow, including refractive correction. This material is paramount among those books devoted to the subjects involved.
Normal and abnormal binocular functions are carefully introduced, using both exercises and refere

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0750688742
• ISBN 13: 9780750688741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 488