[Essentials in Ophthalmology] Ophthalmology and the Ageing Society || Innovations in Cataract Surgery

✍ Scribed by Scholl, Hendrik P.N.; Massof, Robert W.; West, Sheila

• Book ID: 126931324
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: German
• Weight: 442 KB
• Edition: 2013
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 3642363245
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36324-5_7

✦ Synopsis

The ageing of the world’s population is one of the major achievements of modern society. By 2050, an estimated 2 billion people will be aged 60 years or over. However, ageing poses major challenges and this is especially true for the field of ophthalmology, given that the major eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataract – predominantly affect the elderly. The challenges facing ophthalmology in an ageing society have not previously been addressed in a comprehensive way, although there are common denominators of the various eye diseases that affect the elderly. This book provides such a comprehensive overview encompassing epidemiology, risk factors, current treatment and prophylaxis, disability, co-morbidity, and the impact on quality of life. World leaders in their respective fields provide state-of-the-art knowledge on the geriatric aspects of ophthalmology that will help to improve the management of this growing patient population.