Includes index.

Contents: The Ophthalmic patient: Introduction -- Registration of the sight-impaired or severely sight-impaired -- Severely sight impaired -- Sight impaired -- Assistance and rehabilitation -- Voluntary organisations -- The Ophthalmic nurse: Introduction -- Assessment of patients -- Patient information and teaching -- Professional issues -- The Nurse in the outpatient department -- The Nurse in the accident and emergency department -- The Day case and ward nurse -- The Nurse in the theatre -- Ophthalmic nursing procedures and investigations: General principles -- Recording visual acuity -- General considerations when performing visual acuity -- Ophthalmic procedures utilising ANTT principles -- Principles and protocol for ophthalmic medication instillation/application -- Clinical practice guidelines -- Ocular history taking and slit-lamp examination: Ocular history taking -- Slit-lamp examination -- Goldmann applanation tonometry -- Examining the eye -- Removing a conjunctival or corneal foreign body -- Removing a corneal rust ring -- Testing for tear film break-up rime: assessing the quality of tears -- Irritating the eye -- The Globe: a brief overview: Introduction -- Nerve supply to the eye -- Blood supply to the eye -- The Protective structures, including removal of an eye -- The Orbit -- The Eyelids -- Conditions of the orbit -- Removal of an eye -- Patient's needs -- Conditions of the eyelids -- The Lacrimal system and tear film: Introduction -- Lacrimal gland -- Lacrimal drainage system -- Tear film -- Conditions of the lacrimal system -- The Conjunctiva and sclera: The Conjunctiva -- Conditions of the conjunctiva -- The Sclera -- Conditions affecting the sclera -- The Cornea: Introduction -- Measurements -- Five layers of the cornea -- Function of the cornea -- Physiology of corneal symptoms -- Conditions of the cornea -- Eye donors -- Human amniotic membrane transplantation -- Osteo-odonto-keraprosthesis surgery -- Corneal topography -- Astigmatic keratotomy -- Pachymetry and specular photomicroscopy -- Management of corneal pain -- The Uveal tract: Introduction -- The Choroid -- The Ciliary body -- The Iris -- Conditions of the uveal tract -- Glaucoma: Introduction -- Methods of measuring intraocular pressure -- Anatomy and physiology -- Related disorders-glaucoma -- The Crystalline lens: Introduction -- Cataract -- Complications of cataract extraction -- Cataract operations -- Aphakia -- Dislocated lens -- The Retina, optic and vitreous humour: The Retina -- Optic nerve -- The Vitreous humour -- Colour vision -- Rhodopsin -- Conditions of the retina -- Retinal haemorrhage -- Retinopathies -- Retinal tumour: retinoblastoma -- Cytomegalovirus retinitis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Toxocariasis -- Conditions of the mecula -- Central serous retinopathy -- Cystoid macular oedema/degeneration -- Conditions of the optic nerve -- Retrobulbar neuritis -- Optic nerve atrophy -- Conditions of the vitreous humour -- Posterior vitreous detachment -- The Extraocular muscles: Introduction -- Eye movements -- Strabismus or squint -- Paralytic squint -- Ophthalmic trauma -- Ocular manifestations of systemic disease: Diabetes mellitus -- Acquired immune deficiency syndrome -- Thyroid disease -- Hypertension -- Giant cell arteritis -- Herpes simplex virus -- Herpes zoster virus -- Tuberculosis -- Sarcoid -- Behcet's disease -- Syphilis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Toxocara -- Rheumatoid arthritis -- Still's disease -- Ankylosing spondylitis -- Ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease -- Neurofibromatosis -- Migraine -- Ophthalmic drugs: Mydriatics -- Notes on mydriatics -- Miotics -- Drugs of choice used in the treatment of glaucoma -- Antibiotics -- Antiviral agents -- Corticosteroids -- Local anaesthetics -- Diagnostic drops -- Tear replacement -- Miscellaneous -- General note.