Eye Disease in Medical Practice: What You Should Know and Why You Should Know It.

Carol H Schmidt, Nicholas J Volpe, Paul J Bryar

Journal: The Medical clinics of North America 2021;105(3):397-407

PMID: 33926637

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Abstract

Incidence of cataract, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and glaucoma will significantly increase by 2050. Visual impairment can increase morbidity and mortality in nonocular disease. There are different patterns of vision loss in cataract, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Internists and medical subspecialists play an important role in prevention, detection, and early treatment of eye disease. Awareness of screening guidelines for eye disease as well as a basic ocular history and simple penlight examination can decrease incidence of vision loss and its impact. Visual impairment places a significant financial burden on society.

Address: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.02.001

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MeSH Terms: Eye Diseases, Humans, Internal Medicine, Mass Screening, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Vision Disorders