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G L Mancil

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PubMed1994

Visual disorders associated with Alzheimer's disease and optometric management.

BACKGROUND: Patients with early or undiagnosed Alzheimer's disease commonly experience visual disorders that may cause them to seek optometric evaluation. METHODS: As this condition is difficult to diagnose, clinicians may be faced with a confusing presentation of symptoms. Typically, visual perceptual disorders exist in the absence of abnormal ocular findings. RESULTS: Familiarity with the visual disorders associated with Alzheimer's disease and recognition of the value of neuropsychological evaluation are critical to accurate diagnosis and management. CONCLUSIONS: Case presentations are used to illustrate these issues.

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PubMed1990

Serving the needs of older patients through private practice settings.

Current trends dictate that optometric practices will provide eye care for increasingly larger numbers of older patients throughout the foreseeable future. Trends such as demographics, optometric participation in third party plans, and expanding scope of optometric practice exert collective influence in this area of clinical care. Special skills and techniques are needed when caring for these patients, and private practitioners need to integrate newly available information and instrumentation with their existing clinical skills in order to provide optimal care.

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PubMed1989

Delivery of optometric care in nontraditional settings: the long-term care facility.

The changing demographics of our population dictate that in the future optometrists will care for increasing numbers of older patients. Significant numbers of these elders will reside in long-term care facilities. Optometry curricula have begun to respond to this need by training students currently enrolled in colleges of optometry to provide eye care in the nursing home setting.

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PubMed1988

'Vision through my aging eyes' revisited.

A variety of age-related changes occur in the visual system of older adults who are free from identifiable eye disease. Normal aging of the eye can affect visual functioning in older adults, and a variety of psychophysical tests have documented some of these effects. Dr. Meredith Morgan, a distinguished optometric educator, describes many of these changes in his editorial "Vision Through My Aging Eyes." In this article, an overview of several common anatomical, physiological and psychophysical changes which occur in the eye with normal aging is provided, and specific observations made by Morgan are discussed in terms of this information.

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PubMed1986

Evaluation of reading speed with four low vision aids.

Four commonly prescribed low vision aids of equivalent power were evaluated to determine maximum reading speed of normally sighted young adults. Subjects tested were fully sighted and of similar educational backgrounds. Presentation of the four aids was designed to duplicate common clinical methods of evaluating these categories of aids. Limitations imposed under these conditions on reading speed by the optics of the four systems were determined. Maximum reading speed was attained with microscopes, followed by (in order) hand magnifiers, focusable telescopes, and stand magnifiers. Results have implications on clinicians' initial performance expectations for these categories of optical aids for patients having low vision.

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PubMed1986

Visual hallucinations: meaning and management.

Visual hallucinations of low vision patients may serve as indicators of trauma, illness and psychological disturbance or concerns. Routine inquiry about them is suggested and two case illustrations of this procedure are presented. Primary consideration is management of patient anxiety and fear, as well as indications for referral to allied professions. The incidence of hallucinations is very likely under-reported, though detailed exploration of the parameters of hallucinations in the visually impaired population can enhance existing knowledge and often alleviate fears of mental illness.

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