Medical retina conditions and treatment pathways
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Medical retina conditions and treatment pathways
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.
What is medical retina?
Medical retina refers to conditions at the back of the eye, which are treated medically using drugs, eye drops or lasers, and includes diabetic eye screening. These conditions include age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, retinal blood vessel blockages and inflammation at the back of the eye (uveitis).
What are the learning outcomes?
- to understand the anatomy and physiology of the eye in relation medical retina conditions
- to understand how medical retina conditions is diagnosed and monitored
- to understand treatments offered for medical retina conditions
- to recognise the specific needs of patients who are being treated with medication and/or lasers
- to gain insight into the role of the specialist nurse within ophthalmology.
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