THE CORNEA ITA EXAMINATION IN CONTACT LKENS PRACTICE (PB 2001). This item is unavailable.THE CORNEA ITA EXAMINATION IN CONTACT LKENS PRACTICE (PB 2001)

Professor Efron's Cornea, presents a detailed overview of the clinical techniques of slit lamp biomicroscopy and corneal topographic measurement, as well as the laboratory techniques of light and electron microscopy. It is the first authoritative textbook account of the application of an entirely new technique - confocal microscopy - for examining the cornea following contact lens wear.Details the current understanding of the structure of the normal cornea from a variety of exciting observational standpoints Describes new evidence, and distills the massive scientific literature, concerning structural changes in the cornea in response to contact lens wear Outlines contemporary thinking concerning contact lens induced microbial keratitis Well-known editor, with an expert international contributor list Authoritative, balanced, critical and informative A practical text which provides the scientific background and very latest information as well as detailed descriptions of techniques.

Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Department of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Brisbane, Australia