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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464516603321

Autore

Watkinson Susan

Titolo

Older people with visual impairment : clinical management and care. / / Susan Watkinson ; designed and typeset by Mary Blood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cumbria, England : , : M&K Update Ltd, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-907830-45-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Disciplina

610.7365

Soggetti

Geriatric nursing

Older people with visual disabilities - Care

Older people with visual disabilities - Rehabilitation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Prelims; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Older people with visual impairment: Clinical management and care - an overview; Chapter 2 Current perspectives on managing older people with cataracts; Chapter 3 Managing the care of older people withage-related macular degeneration; Chapter 4 Improving the care of older people with chronic open-angle glaucoma; Chapter 5 Older people with diabetic retinopathy; Chapter 6 Common external eye disorders in older people; Chapter 7 The older person with herpes zoster ophthalmicus; Chapter 8 Managing depression in visually impaired older people

Chapter 9 Dementia and visually impaired older peopleChapter 10 Conclusion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the context of an ageing population, visual impairment is having an increasing social and economic impact. This timely book will enable healthcare professionals in a diverse range of settings to enhance their expertise in assessing the ophthalmic conditions of the elderly, adopt a holistic approach to patient care, and improve their ability to deal with organisational challenges involving visually impaired elderly people. Sue Watkinson and her co-authors have used their broad professional



and academic knowledge to analyse issues relating to the major ocular diseases affecting the elderly. T