Cargando…

Reducing avoidable visual impairment in elderly home healthcare patients by basic ophthalmologic screening

PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of potential age‐related eye conditions in elderly who are assisted by home healthcare nurses. The number of referrals to the general practitioner (GP), feasibility of screening and associations between vision loss and health outcomes were also studied. METHODS...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: van Nispen, Ruth, van der Aa, Hilde, Timmermans, Frank, Meijer, Nikki, Koster, Nicole, de Blok, Jos, Keunen, Jan, van Rens, Ger
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6587994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30369070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aos.13956