Presbyopia Therapies and Further Prospects
ALAIN-NICOLAS GILGSynopsis
Presbyopia remains inevitable, but, after all, is wearing glasses the only solution? Presbyopia: Therapies and Further Prospects brings the answer to this question often asked by presbyopes. After considering the various troubles in accommodation, except in presbyopia, pharmacological substances acting with the ciliary musculature as well, the author presents a comprehensive review of the visual impairment associated to the age-related debilitation.
Synopsis
Presbyopia remains inevitable, but, after all, is wearing glasses the only solution? Presbyopia: Therapies and Further Prospects brings the answer to this question often asked by presbyopes. After considering the various troubles in accommodation, except in presbyopia, pharmacological substances acting with the ciliary musculature as well, the author presents a comprehensive review of the visual impairment associated to the age-related debilitation.
Description
Presbyopia remains inevitable, but, after all, is wearing glasses the only solution? Presbyopia: Therapies and Further Prospects brings the answer to this question often asked by presbyopes. After considering the various troubles in accommodation, except in presbyopia, pharmacological substances acting with the ciliary musculature as well, the author presents a comprehensive review of the visual impairment associated to the age-related debilitation.
Key Features
• The book presents comprehensive review of the visual impairment associated to the age-related debilitation.
• Principles of spectacles correction in presbyopes are detailed.
• Explains the different contact lenses adaptation techniques.
• The book not only covers the whole compensating ocular surgeries: conductive keratoplasty, LASIK monovision, presby-LASIK, phakic lenses, bipseudophakia, or multifocal intraocular lens (IOLs), but also the surgical techniques involving the accommodation: ciliary sclerotomy, scleral expansion, accommodative IOLs.
• Numerous illustrations bring explanations in a few technical domains.
• The index directs the reader conveniently in the text by means of keywords or contextual ideas.
Product Details
Publisher :
JPB ;1/e edition (01 January 2015)
Edition :
1/e edition
Binding :
Hard Back
Language :
English
Paperback :
220 pages
ISBN-13 :
9789351524984
Item Weight :
480 grams
Dimensions :
7 x 7
Printing Format Color :
Four Color