Visual impairment in the elderly

Jakimovski, Elena and Gazepov, Strahil (2024) Visual impairment in the elderly. Knowledge International Journal Scientific Papers, 63 (4). pp. 395-400. ISSN 2545-4439

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Abstract

The excerpt delves into the multifaced challenges associated with vision impairment in the elderly and
proposes and proposes a comprehensive approach to addressing these issues. Highlighting the profound impact and
techniques for examining, diagnosing and treating certain diseases are increasingly affecting them. Vision loss affect
many people, especially those over 50 and one in four over 80. General practitioners play a key role in identifying
people at risk of vision loss advising patients on disease- specific treatment. The most common causes of vision loss
in elderly patients are -related macular degeneration, glaucoma, ocular complication of diabetes mellitus, and agerelated cataracts. Physicians in regular contact with the elderly can help minimize vision in this patient group by
being alert to sign and symptoms of age -related eye disease. This paper as well as its diagnosis and treatment. The
diagnostic instruments described in this paper rely on complex technology, produce a vast array of data, and often
beautiful images. A detailed anatomical and functional examination of the eye, can be done with the examination
equipment, instruments. The purpose of this research is to note which group of respondents is most affected, by
which diseases and conditions, what can be done regarding the treatment of the disease, recommendations and
advice. Anamnesis is a very important factor and is always applied before starting anything else, from here we can
get a lot of important information. The examination of diseases and visual acuity is done with objective and
subjective methods, performed by an optometrist, ophthalmologist or an expert in that field. There are several
methods and instruments, including refractometry, retinoscopy, ophthalmoscopy, tonometry, OCT, gonioscopy,
perimetry, vision testing with amsler grid and others. We have 28 subjects with cataract, considering that we are
doing an examination in an older generation, the same condition and the numbers is not surprising, then we have 20
subjects each with glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, 10 with dry eye and AMD, 6 patients with central retinal
occlusion vein, and small numbers of subject with central retinal artery occlusion, temporal arteritis as well as
anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Most patients cope better the situation, although occasionally some patients find
it difficult to accept. Therefor, the purpose of this research is to find out the numbers of diseases in the elderly, to
prevent vision damage in time by using glasses, lenses or operative grips, if necessary. Patient education is essential,
sometimes the disease can be congenital or acquired during the life process, as a consequence of some illness or
injury, but it should be taken into account that there is treatment for condition with every timely call to a
professional. Through the examinations, ophthalmologists have a complete picture of the complete condition of the
patient and thus they react to a specific situation.
Keywords: Diseases, examinations, preventions, treatment.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords: Diseases, examinations, preventions, treatment.
Subjects:	Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Strahil Gazepov
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2024 11:49
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2024 11:49
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/33995

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