Community Eye Health Journal Volume 29 | Issue 94 | 2016

this is a featured post Practical advice on postoperative eye care.

Postoperative care Responsibility for our patients does not end when they leave the operating theater – ensuring good eye health and visual outcomes in the long term also requires good postoperative care, counselling and follow-up. This issue offers practical advice and emphasizes the importance of involving patients and family members in postoperative care. Elmien W. Ellison, Editor Read the new issue Download the new issue

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Articles in this issue Editorial: Improving cataract outcomes through good postoperative care Working with patients to optimise cataract outcomes Routine postoperative nursing management Postoperative cataract care: the Aravind perspective Detecting and managing complications in cataract patients The basics of good postoperative care after glaucoma surgery Postoperative care for paediatric cataract patients Paediatric cataract: challenges and complications Cleaning and dressing the eye after surgery Understanding and caring for a lensmeter Postoperative care in trichiasis surgery Safe ocular anaesthesia Continuing professional development – Picture quiz Test yourself: Postoperative care Time to reflect: Postoperative care

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10GA courses on high-quality surgical care The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness’ (IAPB) 10th General Assembly is the premier event on public health issues related to blindness and visual impairment. Its programme offers courses covering the themes in this issue.  Come and visit the Community Eye Health Journal stand at the 10GA. Course 7 – Clinical session on Trachoma Course 11 – Developing a high-quality glaucoma care service in Africa Course 21 – Glaucoma clinical care Course 26 – How do I scale up my cataract surgical programme? Course 32 – Assessing and delivering quality in cataract surgical training and service Course 34 – Innovation in eye care

Main image: Nurse explains how to apply postoperative medication. INDIA. © M Rajkumar CC BY-NC