Abstract
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder of middle-aged and elderly people. There are two aspects of the disease of special interest to optometrists. First, visual problems may be present in a proportion of patients with the disease. In addition, the disease is treated by a variety of drugs, some of which may have ocular complications. This article describes the incidence, symptoms, diagnosis, causes and changes in the brain in Parkinson's disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 19-20 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Volume | 1993 |
| No. | October |
| Specialist publication | Optometry Today |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 1993 |
Keywords
- Parkinson
- disease
- common neurodegenerative disorder
- optometrists
- drugs
- ocular complications
- changes
- brain