Written by optometrists, for optometrists, "Emergency Care in the Optometric Setting" covers most emergency situations optometrists may confront. This excellent guide offers the optometrist a ready reference to dealing with patient emergencies from life-threatening losses of consciousness, breathing difficulties, and chest pain to the most common ocular urgencies and emergencies. A book that should be in every optometrist' s office, this concise, easy-to-use guide provides: *An approach to rapid, appropriate responses for emergencies from asthma attacks to eye injuries
*Step-by-step guidance for dealing with the most commonly encountered in-office emergencies and their complications
*Evaluation recommendations, potential complications, and management guidance for common emergencies
*Hands-on help with eye trauma, foreign bodies, diplopia, acute eye pain, closed-angle crises, red eye, and more
*Structured, rapid-review responses to transitory and persistent vision loss
*Guidance on flashes, floaters, and post-surgical care
*Straightforward talk on emergency prevention
*Advice on being prepared for emergencies
*Quick-lookup guide to medical-legal considerations
PERFECT ON-HAND GUIDE FOR TREATING EYE-- AND OTHER HEALTH-- EMERGENCIES