Ophthalmic study guide for nurses and health professionals /
edited by Dorothy Field, Julie Tillotson [and] Mandy Macfarlane.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 209 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Information for students -- 2. Basic anatomy and physiology of the eye -- 3. Basic refraction -- 4. Basic pharmacology -- 5. Preoperative cataract information -- 6. Intraoperative management of cataract patients -- 7. Postoperative cataract care -- 8. The glaucomas, primary open-angle glaucoma and congenital glaucoma -- 9. Primary angle-closure glaucoma -- 10. The secondary glaucomas -- 11. Retinal problems -- 12. Age-related macular degeneration -- 13. Ophthalmic equipment -- 14. Basic ophthalmic procedures -- Appendix 1. Record of ophthalmic knowledge and skills development -- Appendix 2. Glossary of common ophthalmic abbreviations, acronyms and terms -- Answers to self tests -- Index.