Geriatric Ophthalmology A Competency-based Approach
The elderly patient is not simply an "older adult." Geriatric patients have unique responses to treatment and disease: they often harbor co-morbidities that can impact evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. Often elderly patients may require specialized ex
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Andrew G. Lee
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Hilary A. Beaver
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Geriatric Ophthalmology A Competency-based Approach
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Editors Andrew G. Lee Department of Ophthalmology Weill Cornell Medical College The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX 77030 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-4419-0009-8 DOI 10.1007/b137372
Hilary A. Beaver Department of Ophthalmology Weill Cornell Medical College The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX 77030 USA [email protected]
e-ISBN 978-1-4419-0014-2
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Dr. Andrew Lee would like to dedicate this book to his parents, Alberto C. Lee, M.D. and Rosalind L. Go Lee, M.D who taught him that wisdom comes with age and that it is not the years in your life that count but the life in your years.
Foreword
Trends in the make-up of the population, however major, tend to be ignored at first. However, eventually, such trends are recognized and accorded the importance they deserve. So is it with the exploding size of the over-65 cohort of the American population, a trend whose handwriting has been on the wall since the early 1970s. Now, finally, it is perfectly obvious to health care planners that the next frontier for all disciplines of medicine except pediatrics and obstetrics is to improve the availability, efficiency, and quality of health care for older Americans and older people in most other countries as well. Many studies of the current quality of health care provided to older people have produced convincing evidence that quality is far below what it should be and that older patients are particularly vulnerable to adverse health consequences that stem from poor quality of care. Thus, it is clearly time for action and the first step is enhanced educational materials. This book, Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency-Based Approach, is a
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