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Medical retina conditions and treatment pathways

Last quality assured: 07/05/2025
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Who is this resource for?

This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Resource lead(s)

Contact details for the resource lead:

M

Maria

Symeonaki

Professional Lead for Midwifery and Women's Health

Contact Maria

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Resource contents

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Watch a series of short videos, developed by the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum (ONF), which discuss a range of ophthalmic conditions, including adnexal, glaucoma, vitreo-retinal and ophthalmic emergencies.

This video is aimed at nurses, nursing associates and allied health professionals with an interest in ophthalmology, adnexal conditions, and the role of the specialist nurse within the adnexal service.

This video is aimed at nurses and allied health professionals with an interest in ophthalmology, glaucoma, and the specialist nurse role within the glaucoma service.

This video is aimed at nurses and allied health professionals with an interest in ophthalmology, vitreo-retinal, and the role of the specialist nurse within the vitreo-retinal service.

This video is aimed at nurses and allied health professionals with an interest in ophthalmology, medical retina, and the role of the specialist nurse within the medical retinal service.

This video is aimed at nurses, nursing associates and allied health professionals who may be required to assess a patient presenting for emergency eye care, and the role of the specialist nurse within the accident and emergency service.

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Resource last reviewed 07/05/2025

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Last quality assured: 07/05/2025
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