Main description:

Completely updated, revised, and redesigned, this classic dictionary continues to be an essential resource for all optometrists in training and in practice, as well as for anyone involved in visual science and in the optical industry. It is also invaluable for residents in ophthalmology. This edition includes all of the features that have made it so successful in the past, such as succinct understandable definitions, extensive tables and illustrations, and practical clinical advice. Plus, it now includes many new entries on pathology, pharmacology, investigative techniques, refractive surgery, contact lenses and visual perception.

Uniquely blending the best features of a textbook, a dictionary and a practical handbook, Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science will remain a cornerstone for all those providing eye care, engaged in visual science, or entering the optical industry.