Geriatric patients have unique responses to treatment and disease often harboring
co-morbidities that can impact evaluation treatment and prognosis which can require
specialized expertise or experience. Geriatric Ophthalmology Second Edition draws upon the
successful first edition by applying a competency-based approach to these patients improving
awareness increasing understanding and encouraging expertise about geriatric issues among eye
care professionals. These intersecting conditions and their treatment are comprehensively
discussed in this fully updated second edition complete with additional high-quality
illustrations and photos. Each chapter utilizes illustrative cases to exemplify the points of
care encompassed by the competencies. Topics of special interest are included such as diabetic
retinopathy age-related macular degeneration cataracts glaucoma diabetic retinopathy low
vision all diseases of aging and the effect of vision loss on the geriatric patient¿s quality
of life. Medical students residents fellows clinicians and allied health personnel alike
will find this to be a comprehensive resource and exceptional guide to the care of older
patients with geriatric ophthalmology problems.
