title: Troubleshooting ophthalmic nursing problems in the geriatric clinic population.
abstract: 1. Future problems of the ophthalmic geriatric patient may be avoided by including in the complete history all medical problems, medications, as well as present and past ocular conditions. 2. Each visit should include corrected and uncorrected visual acuity, both distance and near and pinhole when indicated. Tonometry also should be included. 3. Producing reliable visual fields requires time and patient teaching. 4. Family and friends can be helpful in the care of the eye patient and become an important part of their postoperative care.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Boltz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015351:Vision Screening