Optics of Lamellar Refractive Keratoplasty
Optics of Lamellar Refractive Keratoplasty Robert C. Arffa Refractive keratoplasty refers to a variety of surgical procedures that are performed on the cornea to correct refractive errors. Refractive keratoplasty was…
Principles of Ophthalmoscopy
Principles of Ophthalmoscopy August Colenbrander No other single invention has shaped the evolution of ophthalmology like the invention of the ophthalmoscope has. Ophthalmoscopy was introduced by Hermann von Helmholtz in…
Optics of Gonioscopy
Optics of Gonioscopy Jacob T. Wilensky Examination of the anterior chamber angle, gonioscopy (from the Greek gonio meaning “angle”), is an essential pan of an ophthalmic examination. It is particularly…
Other Uses of Contact Lenses
Other Uses of Contact Lenses Zoraida Fiol-Silva Harold A. Stein Although we generally think of contact lenses as cosmetic, there are numerous other uses for them. Therapeutic contact lenses constitute…
Rigid Contact Lens Fitting1
Rigid Contact Lens Fitting1 Peter R. Kastl Corey Dickson In recent years, rigid contact lens fitting has been believed by some to be superfluous, as cheap, disposable soft lenses became…
Therapeutic Uses of Prism for Binocular Vision Disorders
Therapeutic Uses of Prism for Binocular Vision Disorders Susan A. Cotter Kelly A. Frantz Introduction Indications for a Prism Prescription A number of binocular vision anomalies can be addressed with…
