Erudite yet intensely practical, this long-awaited book provides a definitive and comprehensive account of modern contact lens practice. Both practitioners in and students of optometry and dispensing optics will find all the information that they require within the pages of this text. An essential ready reference for all contact lens practitioners!Logical structure, with relevant chapters grouped into coherent sections for easy reference Up-to-date for accurate information Chapters are contexualised through cross-referencing - helping to reflect the relative importance of different topics Provides an 'historical time line' of contact lens development and explains the current global situation Explains how contact lenses are fabricated, designed, manufactured and measured Outlines a rational clinical approach to modern contact lens fitting - practical advice for the clinic and the classroom! Reviews the scientific principles that underpin the clinical application of contact lenses