Fundamentals of Intravitreal Injections

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:
Concise but comprehensive guide to the procedureDedicated chapters on anatomy, imaging (fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography and ultra wide-field imaging), common treatment regimes, injection technique and complicationsIntroduction to available injection devicesAdvice on setting up a local training scheme and wet labWell-illustrated with both hand drawn illustrations and colour photographs
Contents:IntroductionBasicsInvestigationsIntravitreal Medications and Common Treatment PathwaysTechniqueComplicationsInjection DevicesPrototype Training StructureSetting Up a WetlabOrganising a Dedicated Clean RoomFurther ReadingAppendices:Intravitreal Injection ChecklistBasic Life Support AlgorithmAnaphylaxis Algorithm
Readership: Ophthalmic trainees (residents and registrars) and nurses training as ophthalmic nurse practitioners.
Keywords:Intravitreal Injections;Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner;Trainee OphthalmologistsReview:
"A timely and well-written wealth of information for ophthalmic nurse practitioners which will also be useful for ophthalmologists in training."
Peter Simcock
in the Foreword

"A very worthy teaching aid for all new practitioners taking on the role, with clear and concise descriptive text and explanatory imagery."
Alison Triggol
Macula Lead Nurse
Royal Eye Infirmary, Plymouth, UK
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