Pickwell’s Binocular Vision Anomalies, 6th edition

The 6th Edition of Pickwell’s Binocular Vision Anomalies has been fully updated and provides a comprehensive introduction to binocular vision, combining theory, clinical guidance, and current research in a single, easy-to-use volume. This accessible and evidence-based reference is suitable for both students and clinicians and offers practical solutions to binocular vision and pediatric challenges.

The book covers routine examinations and testing protocols, including various tests such as CISS questionnaire, cover test, foveal suppression, fixation disparity, four prism diopter base out test, Lindblom’s method, and double Maddox rod test. Additionally, the book features numerous video clips of key testing procedures, including new clips on Mallett fixation disparity test and fusional reserve testing, and an interactive video quiz to help readers test their knowledge.

The latest information on 3-D displays, therapeutic uses of computer games and virtual reality for vision therapy, computerized testing methodologies, binocular and accommodative mechanisms associated with myopia, updated prescribing criteria, therapeutic use of contact lenses, detection of pathology associated with strabismus, drugs causing diplopia, and the evidence-based treatment of convergence insufficiency syndrome and amblyopia is covered in this edition. The book contains helpful study features throughout, including Clinical Key Points boxes, step-by-step test routines, typical features of extraocular muscle palsies and syndromes, and Case Study boxes that cover important clinical and legal scenarios, and new boxes that summarize testing procedures for each of the main binocular vision tests.

The purchase of the book also includes an enhanced eBook version, which allows access to all the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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