Geriatric ophthalmology : a competency-based approach / Andrew G. Lee and Hilary A. Beaver, editors. - Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009. - xv, 127 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Scope of the problem and demographic shift in population : visual disease incidence and prevalence in the elderly population / Gwen Sterns -- Refractive error in the geriatric population / Hilary A. Beaver-- Cataracts and cataract surgery / Hilary A. Beaver -- Glaucoma in the elderly / Hilary A. Beaver -- Diabetic retinopathy and its management / Neil M. Bressler -- Age-related macular degeneration and its management / Neil M. Bressler -- Low vision : when vision fails / Gwen K. Sterns -- Visual loss and depression / Andrew G. Lee -- Visual loss and dementia / Andrew G. Lee -- Visual loss and hearing loss / Andrew G. Lee -- Visual loss and falls / Andrew G. Lee and David Steven Friedman -- Elder abuse / Hilary A. Beaver -- Functional impairment and visual loss / Gwen K. Sterns -- The research agenda-setting project (RASP) / David Steven Friedman and Andrew G. Lee -- Screening for comorbidities / Sushma Yalamanchili -- Refer comorbidities / Sushma Yalamanchili.

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Geriatric ophthalmology.
Vision Disorders--Case Reports.
Aged.
Eye Diseases--Case Reports.
Professional-Patient Relations--Case Reports.

RE48.2.A5 / GER 2009

2009 L-550 WW 620 / G3685 2009