A comprehensive guide emphasizing "how to" aspects and offering guidance on obtaining visual information from children, along with discussion of vision and school performance, vision therapy, diagnosis and management of pediatric eye disease and ocular manifestations of systemic disease. Gives close attention to pediatric contact lens care. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Updated and revised! Covers the full spectrum of eye disorders, eye examinations, vision screening, strabismus, dyslexia, and ocular trauma.

Clear, concise, clinical yet comprehensive, this book provides the student and practitioner with the essential information they need before they begin their practice in this rewarding yet challenging area of optometric practice. 'This book will be the standard for the paediatric optometry module in many paediatric optometry courses throughout the world... The optical side of things is very well dealt with and I wish that many paediatric ophthalmologists would read this text.' Book jacket.

This text for the primary care optometrist, the optometry student, and faculty of optometry schools not only deals with the identification, assessment, and management of vision problems that occur in young children, but also places the technical issues of visual function of children within a develop.

This second comprehensive edition of Visual Development, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Pediatric Patient combines basic concepts of vision development with clinical diagnosis and treatment of vision disorders in infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents. Heavily updated, with new sections on timely issues and topics, the book is ideal for anyone who needs to know the practical aspects of evaluation and care of pediatric patients.