Ophthalmic Nursing Services
Use this guide to find information resources about ophthalmic nursing services and caring for patients with eye disorders. It includes books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
04/02/2022
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing and NHS England (2018) Best value biological medicines: briefing for specialist nurses, November 2018. (no place): (no publisher).
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This briefing covers the role of specialist nurses in supporting patients who switch to best value biological medicines. It focusses on adalimumab, biological versions of which are scheduled to be available on a framework agreement on behalf of the NHS from 1 December 2018.
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Royal College of Nursing (2017) Eyes right: helping non-ophthalmic health care professionals deliver quality care safely. London: RCN. - View publication
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Dr Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi introduces the Eyes Right booklet and provides supporting information. Register online for free access to this video.
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NHS Choices: eye health
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Information aimed at the public.
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RNIB: eye disorders
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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.
Books
Batterbury M (2019) Ophthalmology: an illustrated colour text. 4th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
Beaver H A and Lee A G (2019) Geriatric ophthalmology: a competency-based approach. AG: Springer International Publishing.
Denniston A K O and Murray P I (2018) Oxford handbook of ophthalmology. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Elliott D B (2021) Clinical procedures in primary eye care. 5th edn. (no place): Elsevier.
Field D and Forbes M (2016) The ophthalmic study guide for nurses and health professionals. 2nd edn. Keswick: M & K Publishing.
Field D, Tillotson J and Whittingham E (2015) Eye emergencies: the practitioner’s guide. 2nd edn. Keswick: M & K Update.
Koplin R S, Wu E I, Ritterband, D C and Seedor J A (2013) The scrub's bible: how to assist at cataract and corneal surgery with a primer on the anatomy of the human eye and self assessment. New York: Springer.
Laver N V and Specht C S (2016) The infected eye: clinical practice and pathological principles. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Liu C and Lee, H L (2020) Fundamentals in ophthalmic practice. Cham: Springer.
Marsden J (2017) Ophthalmic care. 2nd edn. Keswick: M & K Publishing.
Ring L and Okoro M (2016) Handbook of ophthalmic standards and procedures. 2nd edn. Keswick: M & K Publishing.
Shaw M and Marsden J (2016) Care of the child with ophthalmic problems. Keswick: M & K Publishing.
Shaw M and Lee A (2016) Ophthalmic nursing. 5th edn. Chichester: Wiley.
Shirodkar A and Williams G S (2019) Practical emergency ophthalmology handbook: an algorithm based approach to ophthalmic emergencies. Milton: Taylor & Francis.
Spaeth G L and Ichhpujani P (2020) Glaucoma: What you need to know to preserve and enhance your health. Amsterdam: Kugler Publications.
Waqar S (2021) Fundamentals of glaucoma: a guide for ophthalmic nurse practitioners, optometrists and orthoptists. New Jersey: World Scientific.
Watkinson, S (2014) Older people with visual impairment: clinical management and care. Keswick: M&K Publishing.
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Journal articles
Journals
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Upcoming events relating to this subject guide
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12 Nov 2022
London
RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Conference
The RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum Conference will return live and in-person on Saturday 12 November 2022.
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