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Abstract #28180 Published in IGR 13-1
Improving care of chronic open angle glaucoma
Watkinson SNursing older people 2010; 22: 18-23
This article focuses on the nursing care and management of older people with chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG). It provides an overview of the condition, its pathogenesis, clinical features, aetiology, diagnosis and approaches to care and treatment. Patient education and promotion of adherence to medical therapy are paramount in establishing the confidence and independence required for the long-term self-management of COAG because the majority of older people with this condition are based in the community.
S. Watkinson. Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Thames Valley University.
Classification:
11.17 Cooperation with medical therapy e.g. persistency, compliance, adherence (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
