Common conditions and practical considerations in eye care.
As part of Nursing Standards clinical skills series, this article presents an overview of the structure and function of the eye, including ocular adnexal structures. This provides a basis for a forthcoming discussion of eye pathology and eye care.
Watkinson
Sue
S
Thames Valley University, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Slough. sue.watkinson@tvu.ac.uk
Seewoodhary
Ramesh
R
D003232:Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000628:therapy; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008487:Medical History Taking; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D009885:Ophthalmology; D012648:Self Care; D015351:Vision Screening