Jefferis, Joanna M; Mosimann, Urs Peter; Clarke, Michael P (2011). Republished review: cataract and cognitive impairment: a review of the literature. Postgraduate medical journal, 87(1031), pp. 636-42. London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/pgmj.2009.165902rep
Full text not available from this repository.Acquired cataract and cognitive impairment are both common age-related problems, and ophthalmologists are increasingly likely to encounter patients who have both. Patients with dementia types who display early visuoperceptual impairment may present first to ophthalmology services. When these patients have coexisting cataract, it may be difficult to distinguish visual complaints due to cataract from those due to dementia. The interaction between visual impairment due to cataract and neurodegenerative disorders affecting the central visual pathways, is not fully understood. Visual impairment due to cataract may stress impaired attentional mechanisms and cataract extraction may improve cognitive performance in some patients with early cognitive impairment; however, the benefits of cataract surgery in established dementia are less clear. In this study, the literature on this subject was reviewed and the implications for practice were considered.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mosimann, Urs Peter |
ISSN: |
0032-5473 |
Publisher: |
BMJ Publishing Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:24 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:06 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1136/pgmj.2009.165902rep |
PubMed ID: |
21862502 |
Web of Science ID: |
000294153400011 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/8242 (FactScience: 213754) |
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