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.
Royal College of Nursing (2012) Competencies: ophthalmic nursing: an integrated career and competence framework, London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2016) The nature, scope and value of ophthalmic nursing, London: RCN.
Batterbury M (2009) Ophthalmology: an illustrated colour text (3rd edition), Edinburgh: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone.
Bowling B (2015) Kanski’s clinical ophthalmology: a systematic approach (8th edition), Edinburgh: Elsevier Saunders.
Denniston A K O and Murray P I (2018) Oxford handbook of ophthalmology (4th edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Field D and Forbes M (2016) The ophthalmic study guide for nurses and health professionals, (2nd edition) Keswick: M & K Publishing.
Field D, Tillotson J and Whittingham E (2015) Eye emergencies: the practitioner’s guide (2nd edition), Keswick: M & K Update.
Healey P (2010) Fast facts: glaucoma, Abingdon: Health Press.
Laver N V and Specht C S (2016) The infected eye: clinical practice and pathological principles, Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Marsden J (2017) Ophthalmic care (2nd edition), 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 edition), Chichester: Wiley.
Watkinson S (2014) Older people with visual impairment: clinical management and care, Keswick: M & K Update.
Journals of interest for ophthalmic nursing services. Use these links to see details of availability.
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