Care of older people with visual impairment
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Care of older people with visual impairment

Julie Chivers Senior Clinical Leader, Bournemouth Eye Unit, Royal Bournemouth Hospital

This article explains how nursing staff can make a difference to older patients with visual impairment through understanding of their situation and recognising the effects of impaired sight. Knowledge of local support services is also important.

Nursing Older People. 15, 1, 22-26. doi: 10.7748/nop2003.03.15.1.22.c2238

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