Ophthalmic Nursing provides an overview for those setting out in a role within ophthalmic nursing. It includes essential anatomy and physiology – the foundations for understanding how the eye functions and why and how problems occur – and relates them to the care and needs of the patient.This clearly presented text draws on the most up-to-date evidence-based guidelines, and the inclusion of colour images, reflective questions, and exercises allows readers to apply their kn...

**“A deeply moving exploration of life after death, making peace with regret and life’s inevitabilities, and learning how to move on.”—Publishers WeeklyBest of the Year: BookPage - NYPL - Chicago Public Library - Kirkus - CCBC**Day 1Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’s that…?And so begins a graphic novel story unlike any other: 49 Days. In Buddhist tradition, a person mu...

A creative innovator who boldly traversed traditional boundaries separating different genres and schools, French poet Theophile Gautier was extremely influential, playing a role in shaping the styles of poets from T. S. Elliot to Ezra Pound. In this, his most acclaimed collection of verse, Gautier offers his philosophical ponderings and lyrical musings.

Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E. Lee’s fifth child, began her journal in December 1852 at the early age of twelve. An articulate young woman, her stated ambitions were modest: “The everyday life of a little school girl of twelve years is not startling,” she observed in April 1853; but in fact, her five-year record of a southern girl’s life is lively, unpredictable, and full of interesting detail.The journal opens with a description of the Lee family life in their beloved home, Arlingto...