Abstract
This article describes: 1) the symptoms and pathology of CJD, 2) how prion proteins may cause CJD, 3) the visual signs and symptoms of CJD, and 4) the scientific evidence which supports a possible transmission of CJD via optometric devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 80-88 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Specialist publication | Indian Optician |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2004 |
Keywords
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- eye
- symptoms
- pathology
- prion proteins
- transmission
- optometric devices