Product Description

The Basic Bookshelf for Eyecare Professionals is a series that provides fundamental and advanced material with a clinical approach to clinicians and students. A special effort was made to include information needed for the certification exams in ophthalmic and optometric assisting, as well as for surgical assistants, opticians, plus low vision, and contact lens examiners.

All ophthalmic personnel involved in patient education and surgical counseling will find this book invaluable. It provides an overview of many ophthalmic surgical procedures including various aspects of corneal, glaucoma, cataract, strabismus, and retinal surgeries. This easy-to-understand text gives the technician or assistant a solid background from which they can then explain the surgical process to the preoperative patient. Also included are chapters on the operative patient and surgical scheduling.

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Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction
The Study Icons

Chapter 1. The Operative Patient
Chapter 2. Surgery of the Skin and Lids
Chapter 3. Surgery of the Tear System
Chapter 4. Corneal Surgery
Chapter 5. Glaucoma Surgery
Chapter 6. Cataract Surgery
Chapter 7. Strabismus Surgery
Chapter 8. Retinal Surgery
Chapter 9. Enucleation
Chapter 10. Scheduling System

Bibliography
Appendix
Index

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About the Author

Kim Pickett, COMT

Kim Pickett is a Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist. After attending Concordia College in St. Paul, Minnesota, she studied ophthalmic technology at St. Paul Ramsey School for Ophthalmic Technology in St. Paul. Kim graduated from the technology program in 1987, and was hired as a technologist by Park Nicollet Clinic in St. Louis Park, Minn.

Throughout her years at Park Nicollet Clinic, Kim has been involved in direct patient care as well as in the training of other technical staff members. Kim was instrumental in setting up a triage system for the eye department. She also serves on a quality improvement committee that organizes in services and skill reviews for the eye department staff.

Kim also works part-time for JCAHPO (Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology) reviewing continuing education courses for credit approval. Kim has served as a skill evaluator for many years with both the technician skills test and the technologist level performance test. She has instructed several workshops at local national continuing education programs.

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