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Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency-based Approach

By Andrew G. Lee , Gwen Sterns (auth.) , Hilary A. Beaver (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2010
ISBN
1441900098, 9781441900098
DOI
10.1007/b137372
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2114481 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
127\131
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Ophthalmology;Geriatrics/Gerontology

Description

The elderly patient is not simply an "older adult." Geriatric patients have unique responses to treatment and disease: they often harbor co-morbidities that can impact evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. Often elderly patients may require specialized expertise or experience to deal with specific geriatric syndromes. It is not the goal of Geriatric Ophthalmology to make ophthalmologists into geriatricians. Rather, it is our hope that by applying a competency-based approach, we can improve awareness, increase understanding and encourage expertise about geriatric issues among eye care professionals. Among the topics of special interest to the ophthalmologist treating elderly patients, the editors have included diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, and low vision. As demographic trends demonstrate, the patient population of will continue to expand into the foreseeable future, making the competent and compassionate care of elderly patients an imperative for clinicians, public health officials, patients and families. Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency-Based Approach aims to provide the framework for quality patient care.

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