Bennett and Rabbetts Clinical Visual Optics
Language: English
Published by Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007
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- Title
- Bennett and Rabbetts Clinical Visual Optics
- Author
- Rabbetts MSc SMSA FBCOptom DCLP, Ronald B.
- Publisher
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Used; Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0750688742
- ISBN 13
- 9780750688741
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- 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.
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Review
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
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