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Chapter 12. The Crystalline Lens

  1. Mary E. Shaw RN, OND, RM, RCNT, RNT, Cert Ed, MSc, BA Senior Lecturer (Teaching)1,
  2. Agnes Lee RN, OND, RM, MPhil, PGCE, BSc (Hons) Lecturer Practitioner1,
  3. Rosalind Stollery SRN, SCM, TETC, DipN (Lond), OND, Cert Ed, BNS (Hons) Formerly Teaching Fellow2

Published Online: 10 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444319842.ch12

Book Title

Ophthalmic Nursing, Fourth Edition

Ophthalmic Nursing, Fourth Edition

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How to Cite

Shaw, M. E., Lee, A. and Stollery, R. (2010) The Crystalline Lens, in Ophthalmic Nursing, Fourth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444319842.ch12

Author Information

  1. 1

    The University of Manchester and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK

  2. 2

    The University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 10 FEB 2010
  2. Published Print: 2 APR 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405184298

Online ISBN: 9781444319842

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Keywords:

  • The Crystalline Lens;
  • Cataract;
  • Cataract operations;
  • ‘Lensectomy’ (phacofragmentation);
  • Aphakia;
  • Cataracts secondary to existing eye diseases;
  • Dislocated lens

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Cataract

  • Complications of cataract extraction

  • Cataract operations

  • Aphakia

  • Dislocated lens

  • Reflective activity

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