Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 North Michigan Avenue Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Med Clin North Am. 2021 May;105(3):397-407. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.02.001. Epub 2021 Apr 2.
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.
到 2050 年，白内障、糖尿病视网膜病变、黄斑变性和青光眼的发病率将显著上升。视力障碍会增加非眼部疾病的发病率和死亡率。白内障、糖尿病视网膜病变、年龄相关性黄斑变性和青光眼的视力丧失模式不同。内科医生和医学亚专科医生在眼病的预防、检测和早期治疗中发挥着重要作用。了解眼病的筛查指南，以及基本的眼部病史和简单的检眼镜检查，可以降低视力丧失及其影响的发生率。视力障碍给社会带来了巨大的经济负担。
