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.