Fundamentals Of Intravitreal Injections: A Guide For Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners And Allied Health Professionals

by Salman Waqar, Jonathan C Park

Overview

Intravitreal Injections are now standard treatment for various ocular conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusions. Ophthalmic nurse practitioners and allied health professionals are increasingly becoming invaluable team members for delivering these injections, particularly as the clinical demand increases.This full-colour handbook details all that a practitioner needs to know about safely performing the procedure. It will also be a useful reference for junior ophthalmic trainees.Benefits:

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811221323
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/29/2018
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.22(d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors vii

Foreword ix

Acknowledgements xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Basics 3

3 Investigations 11

4 Intravitreal Medications and Common Treatment Pathways 35

5 The Technique 41

6 Complications 53

7 Injection Devices 65

8 Prototype Training Structure 71

9 Setting Up a Wetlab 77

10 Organising a Dedicated Clean Room 79

Further Reading 81

Appendix A Intravitreal Injection Checklist 83

Appendix B Basic Life Support Algorithm (Resuscitation Council, UK, 2015) 87

Appendix C Anaphylaxis Algorithm 88

Index 89