TY  - BOOK
AU  - Addis, Victoria M
AU  - DeVore, Heather K
AU  - Summerfield, Michael E
TI  - Acute visual changes in the elderly. [Review]
SN  - 0749-0690
PY  - 2013///
KW  - *Eye Diseases/di [Diagnosis]
KW  - *Vision Disorders/di [Diagnosis]
KW  - *Vision Screening/mt [Methods]
KW  - Acute Disease
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Aged
KW  - Aging/ph [Physiology]
KW  - Diagnosis, Differential
KW  - Emergency Treatment/mt [Methods]
KW  - Eye Diseases/co [Complications]
KW  - Geriatric Assessment
KW  - Humans
KW  - Physical Examination/mt [Methods]
KW  - Vision Disorders/et [Etiology]
KW  - Vision Disorders/th [Therapy]
KW  - Vision Tests
KW  - Visual Acuity
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Emergency Medicine
KW  - Ophthalmology
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Review
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 2000 - present
N2  - Changes in vision are common complaints among the geriatric population. Causes range from cataracts and glaucoma to cerebral strokes or other systemic diseases. Loss of vision may be the turning point from independence to dependence in an elderly person's life. This article focuses on acute vision changes and provides a systematic, symptom-based approach to the evaluation and diagnosis of these processes. It is important that the primary practitioner or geriatrician recognize and evaluate acute vision changes, determine whether a treatable or reversible condition exists, and know when to refer to an ophthalmologist or neurologist for a complete evaluation and management. Copyright  2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2012.10.009
ER  -