Fundamentals Of Intravitreal Injections: A Guide For Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners And Allied Health Professionals

Intravitreal Injections are now standard treatment for various ocular conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusions. Ophthalmic nurse practitioners and allied health professionals are increasingly becoming invaluable team members for delivering these injections, particularly as the clinical demand increases.
This full-colour handbook details all that a practitioner needs to know about safely performing the procedure. It will also be a useful reference for junior ophthalmic trainees.
Benefits:

Concise but comprehensive guide to the procedure

Dedicated chapters on anatomy, imaging (fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography and ultra wide-field imaging), common treatment regimes, injection technique and complications

Introduction to available injection devices

Advice on setting up a local training scheme and wet lab

Well-illustrated with both hand drawn illustrations and colour photographs

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan C Park, Jonathan C Park, Jonathan C. Park, Salman Waqar & Jonathan C Park, Salman Waqar, Waqar Salman
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9789813239784
• ISBN: 978-981-3239-78-4
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; MEDICAL / Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, MEDICAL / Nursing / Medical & Surgical, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Imaging Technologies