Specialty Contact Lenses, 1st Edition

• 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. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

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. Telehealth 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. Customized Soft Contact Lenses

10. Corneal Lenses

11. Scleral Lenses

12. High-Order Aberration Correction

13. Hybrid Contact Lenses

14. Specialty Multifocal Contact Lenses

Section 4: Therapeutic Contact Lenses

15. Therapeutic Bandage Contact Lenses

16. Combined Contact Lens and Medical 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: Pediatric Applications

22. Pediatric Applications

23. Geriatric Applications

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 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