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Table of Contents


	Contributing Authors	vii
	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xiii
SECTION I	INTRODUCTION	1
1	Preliminary Evaluation Edward S. Bennett, Ronald K. Watanabe, and Carolyn G. Begley	2
2	Companion for Contact Lens Optics William J. Benjamin	29
SECTION II	GAS-PERMEABLE LENSES	47
3	Corneal Topography Eef van der Worp, John de Brabander, and Frans Jongsma	48
4	Gas-Permeable Material Selection Edward S. Bennett	79
5	Lens Design, Fitting, and Evaluation Edward S. Bennett and Luigina Sorbara	99
6	Lens Care and Patient Education Edward S. Bennett and Heidi Wagner	139
7	Verification of Gas-Permeable Lenses Vinita Allee Henry	167
8	Gas-Permeable Lens Problem Solving Edward S. Bennett and Terry Scheid	183
9	Modification Edward S. Bennett and Keith Parker	209
SECTION III	SOFT LENSES	231
10	Soft Material Selection/Fitting and Evaluation Vinita Allee Henry and Julie Ott DeKinder	232
11	Soft Lens Fitting and Evaluation Vinita Allee Henry	249
12	Soft Lens Care and Patient Education Vinita Allee Henry	266
13	Soft Lens Problem Solving J. Bart Campbell, Vinita Allee Henry, and John W. Marohn	291
SECTION IV	CHALLENGING CASES	321
14	Correction of Astigmatism Edward S. Bennett, Kimberly A. Layfield, and P. Douglas Becherer	322
15	Bifocal Contact Lenses Edward S. Bennett and Vinita Allee Henry	371
16	Extended Wear Kathy Dumbleton and Lyndon Jones	410
17	Aphakia Dennis Burger and Larry J. Davis	444
18	Keratoconus Edward S. Bennett, Joseph T. Barr, and Loretta Szczotka-Flynn	468
19	Postsurgical Contact Lens Fitting Michael DePaolis, Joseph Shovlin, Julie Ott DeKinder, and Christine Sindt	508
20	Orthokeratology Marjorie Rah and John Mark Jackson	542
21	Management of Contact Lens-Associated or Lens-Induced Pathology Ron Melton and Randall Thomas	557
SECTION V	PRACTICE MANAGEMENT	577
22	Contact Lens Practice Management Janice M. Jurkus, Brad Williams, Walter West, Peter G. Shaw-McMinn, Carmen Castellano, Jack Schaeffer, Walter Choate, N. Rex Ghormley, Stephanie Erker, and Jeff Harter	578
	APPENDICES	595
1	Keratometer Diopter Conversion to Millimeters	595
2	Effective Spectacle Lens Power at the Corneal Plane	597
3	Extended Keratometer Range with +1.25 D Lens and - 1.00 D Lens	599
	Index	601