Vision loss in older adults
Subtitle: nursing assessment and care management
By: [edited by] Susan Crocker Houde.
Contributors: Houde, Susan Crocker.
Publisher: Springer Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780826102188
Subjects: Older people with visual disabilities -- Care; Older people with visual disabilities -- Rehabilitation; Adjustment (Psychology) in old age; Geriatric nursing; Vision Disorders -- nursing; Aged; Eye Diseases -- nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vision problems in the older adult: an introduction / Susan Crocker Houde; title: Age-related macular degeneration / Ruth Remington; title: Cataracts / Pat Gillett, Kate Goldblum, and Joyce Powers; title: Glaucoma / Arlene McGrory; title: Retinopathies / Judy Pentedemos; title: Prevention of age-related vision loss / Susan Crocker Houde; title: Psychological and social impact of age-related vision loss / Karen Devereaus Melillo; title: Nursing care of older adults with age-related vision loss / Pamela Z. Cacchione; title: Supporting families of older adults with age-related vision loss / Catherine Sackett and Betsy Campochiaro; title: Assistive devices and resources for older adults with age-related vision loss / Betsy Campochiaro and Catherine Sackett; title: Future directions in the care of older adults with age-related vision loss / Kate Goldblum, Pat Gillett, and Joyce Powers.