Treating Vision Problems In The Older Adult: Mosby's Optometric Problem - Solving Series

St. Louis, Missouri: C.V. Mosby. Very Good. 1996. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 206 pages: 6.5 x 9.5 in.: 1.2: KB#007482: BRAND NEW. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for slight creasing at corners of the covers. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Vision problems in older adults can occur for a variety of reasons, such as stroke, heart disease, cataracts, glaucoma, medication and poor nutrition. This text addresses all these areas, along with optometric care in nursing homes, systemic drug interactions and pathological conditions." Content Chapters include: Physiologic Changes of Aging * Evaluation and Management of the Cognitively Impaired Older Adult * Low Vision and the Elderly * Rehabilitative Optometry for the Older Adult * Optometric Services in Nursing Facilities * Optometry and the Interdisciplinary Geriatric Team * Occupational Therapy's Role in Rehabilitative Optometry * Systemic Side Effects and Drug Interactions in Older Patients Medically Treated for Eye Diseases * Visual Function Changes in the Geriatric Patient and Environmental modifications * Elderly Patient Safety in the Optometric Office. .