2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
3 Clinical Optics
Chapter 5: Contact Lenses
Highlights
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optical differences between spectacles and contact lenses
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contact lens types: soft and rigid, gas permeability, surface characteristics
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contact lens correction of astigmatism
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contact lenses for abnormal corneas
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care of contact lenses, roles of the practitioner and patient
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contact lens complications
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series : Section 3 - Clinical Optics. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.