Long description:

Offering a clinical definition and classification for specialty contact lenses, this unique reference discusses the clinical features and customization of every type of contact lens modality in a variety of clinical settings. Specialty Contact Lenses covers all aspects of this wide-ranging field, including specialty multifocal lenses, novel technology, telemedicine, myopia management, contact lenses in sports, visual rehabilitation, pediatric and geriatric considerations, electrochemical and optical sensing technologies, contact lens enhancement, future applications, and much more.

• Presents evidence-based clinical guidance on the selection and fitting of specialty contact lenses, including scleral lenses, bandage contact lenses, customized and extended wear soft contact lenses, corneal lenses, hybrid lenses, tinted lenses, and more
• Covers a wide range of eye disorders and how to manage them using specialty lenses, including corneal disorders, ocular surface diseases, low vision, binocular vision, aberration control, drug delivery, myopia, and presbyopia
• Features high-quality figures throughout illustrating specialty lens design and application for various disorders and settings
• Covers the latest information on emerging technologies such as smart contact lenses, optical sensing technologies, drug delivery, and contact lens enhancements
• Includes practical guidance and considerations for building and managing a specialty contact lens practice, with information on billing and coding, social media, telemedicine, and marketing
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Advancing Specialty Contact Lens Practice
1. Definition and Classification of Specialty Contact Lenses
2. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Ocular Surface
3. Digital Photography and Videography
4. Technologies for a Specialty Contact Lens Practice
5. Building and Maintaining a Specialty Lens Practice
6. Telemedicine and Contact Lens Practice

Section 2: Planned Extended Wear
7. Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses for Planned Extended Wear

Section 3: Rehabilitative Contact Lenses
8. Irregular Cornea and Keratoconus
9. On Customized Soft Contact Lenses
10. Corneal Lenses
11. Scleral Lenses
12. Scleral Lenses and Wavefront-Guided Optics
13. Hybrid Contact Lenses
14. Specialty Contact Lenses for Presbyopia: Multifocals

Section 4: Therapeutic Contact Lenses
15. Therapeutic Bandage Contact Lenses
16. Combined Contact Lens and Medication Indications

Section 5: Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses
17. Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses

Section 6: Myopia Control
18. Introduction to Myopia
19. Preliminary Myopia Management Evaluation and Follow-up
20. Myopia Management and Treatment Methods: Spectacles, Specialty Contact Lenses, and Environmental Factors

Section 7: Ortho-Lenses
21. Ortho-k Lenses

Section 8: Applications for Pediatric and Aging Populations
22. Pediatric Applications
23. Keratoconus, Contact Lenses, and the Aging Process

Section 9: Enhanced Contact Lenses
24. Contact Lens Enhancement

Section 10: Smart Contact Lenses
25. Future Applications of Contact Lenses

Section 11: Handling and Care
26. In-Office Contact Lens Disinfection
27. Care and Handling of Soft Contact Lenses
28. Care and Handling of Rigid Contact Lenses
29. Care and Handling of Hybrid Lenses
30. Contact Lens Case Care