Clinical Contact Lens Practice

Section 1: Basic Topics
Chapter 1 History and Development of Contact Lenses
Joseph T. Barr

Chapter 2 Anatomy, Morphology and Electron Microscopy of the Cornea and
Conjunctiva

Jan P.G. Bergmanson and Michael J. Doughty

Chapter 3 Corneal Oxygen Consumption and Hypoxia
Noel A. Brennan and Nathan Efron

Chapter 4 Immunology and Inflammation
Carolyn G. Begley and Michael J. Giese

Chapter 5 Microbiology of Contact Lenses
Mark D.P. Willcox, Najat Harmis, Hua Zhu, Brigitte Cowell, and Fiona Stapleton

Chapter 6 Contact Lens Design
Barry A. Weissman, Edward S. Bennett, and Ronald G. Seger Chapter 7A Optical
Phenomena of Contact Lenses William J. Benjamin

Chapter 7B Practical Optics of Contact Lens Prescription
William J. Benjamin

Section 2: Preliminaries
Chapter 8 Initial Evaluation
Timothy B. Edrington and Julie A. Schornack

Chapter 9 Corneal Topography: corneal curvature and optics, clinical
applications and wave front analysis
Yaron S. Rabinowitz

Section 3: Rigid CL Application, Care, and Evaluation
Chapter 10 Polymer Chemistry
Alex Cannella

Chapter 11 Material Selection
Edward S. Bennett and Jeffrey D. Johnson

Chapter 12 Basic Fitting
Edward S. Bennett

Chapter 13 Rigid Lens Care and Patient Education
Edward S. Bennett and Heidi Wagner

Chapter 14 Inspection and Verification of Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Vinita A. Henry and Edward S. Bennett

Chapter 15 Modification
Bruce W. Morgan and Edward S. Bennett

Chapter 16A Progress Evaluation Procedures
Desmond Fonn and Luigina Sorbara

Chapter 16B RGP Problem Solving
Desmond Fonn and Luigina Sorbara

Section 4: Hydrogel CL Application, Care, and Evaluation
Chapter 17 Polymer Chemistry
Lynn Winterton and Kai C. Su

Chapter 18 Soft Contact Lens Application
Karen K. Yeung and Barry A. Weissman

Chapter 19 Hydrogel Lens Care Regimens and Patient Education

Richard E. Weisbarth and Beth Henderson
Chapter 20 Hydrogel Lens Solution Chemistry
Leo G. Carney, Joseph T. Barr, and Richard M. Hill

Chapter 21 Disposable and Frequent Replacement Hydrogel Contact Lenses
Melissa W. Chun, Lisa Barnhart Fox, and Alana J. Zhou

Chapter 22 Hydrogel Contact Lens Follow-up Care and Problem Solving
Jennifer Smythe, Peter Bergenske, and Patrick Caroline

Section 5: Advanced CL Application
Chapter 23 Tears, Dry Eye, and Management
Barbara Caffery and Jerry R. Paugh

Chapter 24 Hybrid Materials and Designs
Michael D. Depaolis, Joseph P. Shovlin, Dwight H. Akerman, and Gary L. Edwards

Chapter 25 Rigid Contact Lenses and Astigmatism
Joel A. Silbert
Chapter 26 Hydrogel CL Astigmatism Correction
Arthur B. Epstein and Mel J. Remba

Chapter 27 Presbyopic CL Application
Edward S. Bennett, David W. Hansen, and Janice M. Jurkus

Chapter 28 Contact Lens Applications for Ocular Trauma, Disease, and Surgery
Timothy T. McMahon and Loretta B. Szczotka

Chapter 29 Contact Lens Corneal Reshaping
Marjorie J. Rah and John Mark Jackson