TY  - BOOK
AU  - Watkinson,Susan
TI  - Older People with Visual Impairment - Clinical Management and Care
SN  - 9781907830457
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Keswick
PB  - M & K Update Ltd
KW  - Vision disorders in old age
KW  - Older people
KW  - Health and hygiene
KW  - Vision Disorders
KW  - therapy
KW  - Aged
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
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