Special considerations for glaucoma management in the elderly
| Autor: | David C Broadway, Nuwan Niyadurupola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Intraocular pressure genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Biomedical Engineering Glaucoma Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Elderly population medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine business.industry social sciences Cataract surgery medicine.disease humanities eye diseases Topical medication Ophthalmology Current management 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Physical therapy sense organs business Optometry |
| Zdroj: | Expert Review of Ophthalmology. 11:181-189 |
| ISSN: | 1746-9902 1746-9899 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Glaucoma is principally a disease that affects the elderly population. Although the same treatments are available for the elderly as the young, there are special considerations that have to be made for older patients.Areas covered: This review will discuss the current management options for glaucoma highlighting the factors that particularly apply to the elderly population. The published literature on treatments for glaucoma with the terms ‘age’, ‘aging’, ‘older’ and ‘elderly’ were searched using PubMed.Expert commentary: Topical medication may not be appropriate for all elderly patients due to particular side-effects and other intraocular pressure lowering treatments, including cataract surgery should be considered for these patients. Low target intraocular pressures are not always required in this age group and over-treatment of elderly patients should be avoided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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