Specialty Contact Lenses - E-Book, 1st Edition
Key Features
- Presents evidence-based clinical guidance on the selection and fitting of specialty contact lenses, including scleral lenses, bandage contact lenses, customized and extended wear soft contact lenses, corneal lenses, hybrid lenses, tinted lenses, and more.
- Covers a wide range of eye disorders and how to manage them using specialty lenses, including corneal disorders, ocular surface diseases, low vision, binocular vision, aberration control, drug delivery, myopia, and presbyopia.
- Features high-quality figures throughout illustrating specialty lens design and application for various disorders and settings.
- Covers the latest information on emerging technologies such as smart contact lenses, optical sensing technologies, drug delivery, and contact lens enhancements.
- Includes practical guidance and considerations for building and managing a specialty contact lens practice, with information on billing and coding, social media, telemedicine, and marketing.
- Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323879309 |
|---|---|
| Main Author | Edited by Daddi Fadel, DOptom, FSLS, FBCLA, FAAO, FIACLE and Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA |
| Copyright Year | 2026 |
| Edition Number | 1 |
| Format | eBook |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 19 May 2025 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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PART 1: Advancing Specialty Contact Lens Practice
1. Definition and Classification of Specialty Contact Lenses
2. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Ocular Surface
3. Digital Photography and Videography
4. Technologies for a Specialty Contact Lens Practice
5. Building and Maintaining a Specialty Lens Practice
6. Telemedicine and Contact Lens Practice
PART 2: Planned Extended Wear
7. Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses for Planned Extended Wear
PART 3: Rehabilitative Contact Lenses
8. Irregular Cornea and Keratoconus
9. On Customized Soft Contact Lenses
10. Corneal Lenses
11. Scleral Lenses
12. Scleral Lenses and Wavefront-Guided Optics
13. Hybrid Contact Lenses
14. Specialty Contact Lenses for Presbyopia: Multifocals
PART 4: Therapeutic Contact Lenses
15. Therapeutic Bandage Contact Lenses
16. Combined Contact Lens and Medication Indications
PART 5: Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses
17. Prosthetic and Cosmetic Contact Lenses
PART 6: Myopia Control
18. Introduction to Myopia
19. Preliminary Myopia Management Evaluation and Follow-Up
20. Myopia Management and Treatment Methods: Spectacles, Specialty Contact Lenses, and Environmental Factors
PART 7: Ortho-K Lenses
21. Ortho-K Lenses
PART 8: Applications for Pediatric and Aging Populations
22. Specialty Contact Lenses in the Pediatric Population
23. Keratoconus, Contact Lenses, and the Aging Process
PART 9: Enhanced Contact Lenses
24. Contact Lens Enhancement
PART 10: Smart Contact Lenses
25. Future Applications of Contact Lenses
PART 11: Handling and Care
26. In-Office Contact Lens Disinfection
27. Care and Handling of Soft Contact Lenses
28. Care and Handling of Rigid Contact Lenses
29. Care and Handling of Hybrid Lenses
30. Contact Lens Case Care
“…a comprehensive, detailed review of specialty contact lenses… The book is helpful for students and residents who are just starting to gain experience in specialty contact lenses, but it is also a useful review for doctors who have dealt with these lenses for long periods… The quality of this book is superb, and it will become a staple textbook in the field of contact lenses. It is extremely useful for anyone learning about or interested in fitting specialty contact lenses, and it offers insight into applications that are often overlooked during brief reviews of the subject. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works or spends time in a clinic that fits contact lenses so that they can recognize when specialty contact lenses could be used and potentially feel comfortable fitting the lenses themselves.”
Review by Megan Patterson, OD (Southern College of Optometry), ©Doody's Review Service, 2026. Doody's Score: 100, 5 Stars!

