TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stollery, Rosalind
AU  - Shaw, Mary E.
AU  - Lee, Agnes [1959-]
TI  - Ophthalmic nursing
SN  - 1405111054
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford; Malden, MA
PB  - Blackwell Pub.
KW  - EYE DISEASES, nursing
N1  - The ophthalmic patient -- The ophthalmic nurse -- Ophthalmic nursing procedures -- The globe: a brief description -- The protective structures -- The lacrimal system and tear film -- The conjunctiva -- The cornea and sclera -- The uveal tract -- Glaucoma -- The crystalline lens -- The retina, optic nerve and vitreous -- The extra-ocular muscles -- Ophthalmic trauma -- Removal of an eye -- Ocular manifestations of systemic disease -- Ophthalmic drugs
N2  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index; This third edition of Ophthalmic Nursing reflects recent advances in diagnosis and treatment and developments in the role of the ophthalmic nurse. It includes evidence–based procedures for care of ophthalmic patients on the ward, in outpatients, day care and casualty.   The third edition includes more on professional issues and specialist nursing roles, differentiates adult and paediatric issues, and places more emphasis on assessment skills, pain management, infection control, day surgery, psychological aspects and links to primary care.   Ophthalmic Nursing is an invaluable resource for all nurses involved in ophthalmic care and an essential text for courses in ophthalmic nursing"
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