Main description:

This book provides nurses with the ability to acquire knowledge and to use it to enhance their power to care for patients with eye problems. It looks at the nature of the patients seen in ophthalmic or in primary care settings and explores the role of the nurse caring for the ophthalmic patient.

Contents:

1. The ophthalmic patient 2. The ophthalmic nurse 3. Ophthalmic nursing procedures and investigations 4. Ocular history taking and slit-lamp examination 5. The globe: A brief overview 6. The protective structures, including removal of an eye 7. The lacrimal system and tear film 8. The conjunctiva and sclera 9. The cornea 10. The uveal tract 11. Glaucoma 12. The crystalline lens 13. The retina, optic nerve and vitreous humour 14. The extraocular muscles 15. Ophthalmic trauma 16. Ocular manifestations of systemic disease 17. Ophthalmic drugs