Older people with visual impairment : clinical management and care. / / Susan Watkinson ; designed and typeset by Mary Blood
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| Autore: |
Watkinson Susan
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| Titolo: |
Older people with visual impairment : clinical management and care. / / Susan Watkinson ; designed and typeset by Mary Blood
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| Pubblicazione: | Cumbria, England : , : M&K Update Ltd, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 610.7365 |
| Soggetto topico: | Geriatric nursing |
| Older people with visual disabilities - Care | |
| Older people with visual disabilities - Rehabilitation | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | BloodMary |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Older people with visual impairment |
| ISBN: | 1-907830-45-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827860403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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