Subjective Refraction and Prescribing Glasses, 3rd Edition (EPUB)

Subjective Refraction and Prescribing Glasses: The Number One (or Number Two) Guide to Practical Techniques and Principles, Third Edition is designed as a complete guide to those essential skills, offering everything from basic terminology to tips, tricks, and best practices. This updated Third Edition has been expanded in every section with thoughtful, practical advice, and has case scenarios, in a question and answer format, of situations encountered with real-world patients. It is the most comprehensive review of clinical subjective refraction to date.Drs. Richard Kolker and Andrew Kolker together have nearly 50 years of experience in the practice of ophthalmology and bring both the fresh eyes of a beginning ophthalmologist and the experience of a seasoned veteran to this Third Edition. While new residents and technicians will appreciate the thorough explanation of refractive fundamentals, even expert ophthalmologists will appreciate the practical tips that may have never occurred to them.Included are:• Very clear, easy-to-read, practical explanations of the subjective refraction process• Basic practical optics to explain the steps of subjective refraction• The Jackson Cross Cylinder made easy to understand and use• Plus and mInus cylinder methods discussed separately and color coded for quick identification• An Appendix with a primer on retinoscopy and how to use the manual lensometer• The art of subjective refraction and prescribing glasses