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



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Autore: Watkinson Susan Visualizza persona
Titolo: Older people with visual impairment : clinical management and care. / / Susan Watkinson ; designed and typeset by Mary Blood Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-907830-45-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910827860403321
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