Ophthalmic Nursing Services

Royal College of Nursing (2022) Eyes right: helping non-ophthalmic health care professionals deliver quality care safely. Revised edition. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2021) Eyes right: older people and driving. RCN: London.

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Cochrane Reviews: Eyes & vision

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MacEwan C, Davis A, and Chang L (2019) Ophthalmology GIRFT programme national specialty report.

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NHS England (no date) The ophthalmic common clinical competency framework - curriculum.

• Standards and guidance for the knowledge and skills required for non-medical eye healthcare professionals to deliver patient care. The RCN was a contributor to this framework.
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Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2021) Cataract workforce calculator tool.

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RNIB: Eye care support pathway

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RNIB: Guiding a blind or partially sighted person

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RNIB: eye conditions

• Information aimed at the public.
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We would like to thank the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Ophthalmic nursing
• Ophthalmology

• Diabetes and eyecare
• Emergency eyecare
• Eyes and the workplace
• Glaucoma
• Screening for visual impairment
• Cataracts

Journals of interest for ophthalmic nursing services. Use these links to see details of availability.

• BMC Ophthalmology
• Community eye health
• Eurotimes
• Eye
• Eyes and Vision
• Eye News
• Journal of ophthalmology