Bader J E
Gerontology Program, California State University, Long Beach 90840-0501.
J Am Optom Assoc. 1994 Jan;65(1):58-62.
As clinicians, adult children of aging parents, taxpayers, and future retirees, optometrists have multiple reasons for wanting to know more about aging and for wanting to communicate better with older people.
Fundamental principles emerging from gerontological and geriatrics research are reviewed. Suggestions are offered for improving clinical approaches and practice settings.
Population heterogeneity is the rule with aging due to sociocultural as well as biophysiological changes. Follow through with treatment regimens depends on the availability of financial and human resources and on what else is going on with the older patient at the time.
Diseases should be treated at all ages. Particular attention should be devoted to medications management, to compensating environmentally for normal age changes in sensory functioning, and to avoiding iatrogenic consequences of treatment.
作为临床医生、年迈父母的成年子女、纳税人以及未来的退休人员，验光师有多种理由想要更多地了解衰老，并希望与老年人更好地沟通。
回顾了老年医学和老年病学研究中出现的基本原则。针对改善临床方法和实践环境提出了建议。
由于社会文化以及生物生理变化，人群异质性是衰老的规律。治疗方案的贯彻执行取决于财政和人力资源的可获得性以及老年患者当时的其他情况。
所有年龄段的疾病都应得到治疗。应特别关注药物管理、在环境方面补偿感觉功能的正常年龄变化以及避免治疗的医源性后果。
