Acknowledgments

First and foremost, we wish to thank the authors of the previous editions of this text, Nancy Carlson, OD, and Daniel Kurtz, OD, PhD. Their diligent work and revisions of the text have made Clinical Procedures for Ocular Examination a staple in optometric education both domestically and internationally. We thank them for all that they have contributed to the field of optometry and optometric education. We also appreciate and recognize the prior contributions of David Heath, OD, EdM, Catherine Hines, OD, Robert Capone, OD, Marion Hau, OD, and Ronald Watanabe, OD, to the prior editions of this text.

We wish to thank Amy Moy, OD, for her assistance with the sections on “Patient Privacy” and “Infection Control.” We acknowledge Rudolf Mireles, PharmD, for help with prior preparation of the section on “Writing a Prescription for Medication.” Thank you to Nicole Ross, OD, MS, for her help with “Trial Frame Refraction.” We wish to thank Fuensanta Vera-Diaz, OD, PhD, for her help with preparation of “Ocular Biometry.” Thank you to John J. Lee, MD, MPH, Vinny Keshav, MD, and Alexander Martin, OD, for their help developing “Chalazion Removal” and “Suturing, Excision, and Biopsy” and Jason Brenner, MD, for his help with “Anterior Segment Lasers.” We wish to thank Aurora Denial, OD, for her mentorship.

“It takes a village” rings true, and we’d like to thank our New England College of Optometry colleagues who are part of our village. Thank you to our library staff, Heather Edmonds, MLIS, and Heather Pierce-Lopez for endless assistance, resources, and review. Finally, we wish to thank our students who have helped shape us as educators. It is our hope that you benefit from this text and never stop learning.

Thank you to those who sat for photos including, William Amuah, Nikita Aneja, OD, Purva Atreay, Niki BayatFard, Kristen Col, Lauren Butler, OD, Brittany Darnley, OD, Ricardo Delgado, Pip Dorling, Mia Gheduzzi, Raviv Katz, Anastasia Logotheti, Jim Mertz, OD, PhD, Emely MininoSoto, Greta Pucci, Twinkle Sehgal, Jessica Tarka, Marilyn Tran, Samuel White, and Darick Wright. Thank you, Jonathon Jimmerson, OD, and the Charles River Community Health Center for assistance with photos, as well as Timothy Bossie, OD, and the NECO Center for Eye Care for various graphics.

We would also like to acknowledge the sacrifices, support, and contributions of our families and mentors: Dylan and Anya Reilly, Scott, JoAnn and Sarah Williams, David and Sandy Young, Bruce Moore, OD, Stacy Lyons, OD, Caleb and Leon Gaiser. Dr. Gaiser would also like to dedicate her contributions to the text in loving memory to Susan Gaiser.