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Hadavand, M. B., Heidary, F., Heidary, R., & Gharebaghi, R. (2013). Role of ophthalmic nurses in prevention of ophthalmic diseases. Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal, 2(4), 92-5.
Hadavand, Mohammad Bagher, et al. "Role of ophthalmic nurses in prevention of ophthalmic diseases." Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal vol. 2,4 (2013): 92-5.
Hadavand MB, Heidary F, Heidary R, Gharebaghi R. Role of ophthalmic nurses in prevention of ophthalmic diseases. Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2013;2(4):92-5. PMID: 24822227; PMCID: PMC4017631.
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Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol. 2013;2(4):92-5.

Role of ophthalmic nurses in prevention of ophthalmic diseases.

Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal

Mohammad Bagher Hadavand, Fatemeh Heidary, Roghayeh Heidary, Reza Gharebaghi

Affiliations

  1. Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
  3. Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

PMID: 24822227 PMCID: PMC4017631

Abstract

There are numerous ocular problems that could be diagnosed and detected by well-trained ophthalmic nurses. Ophthalmic nurses may significantly contribute in ophthalmology and visual sciences. These trained nurses may assist in decrease the rate of cancelled surgical operations at the date of operation that had been due to lack of attention to health problems in pre-operative assessments. Furthermore, they could perform some medical evaluation of patients that are candidates for surgery, preoperatively. Additionally, their services would be beneficial to accelerate discharging patients, which would result in less drain on financial resources for medical centres. Ophthalmic nurses are also critical elements in health-care systems because they can help to deliver up to date ophthalmic knowledge and contribute to general physicians, academically. Additionally, they may be able to assist patients who suffer from blindness or loss of vision, to find national organizations that provide services and education. They are able to be a great assistance in referring patients that need subspecialty services and subsequently, contribute to saving health-care expenditures by let the patients to receive proper management. These nurses could play a significant role in the process of teaching people, providing proper diagnoses, administration, and management of ocular problems.

Keywords: Health-care Systems; Ophthalmic Diseases; Ophthalmic Nurse; Optometry; Prevention; Visual Impairment

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