Reich J
General Clinic, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.
Aust Fam Physician. 1998 Mar;27(3):143-7.
With the increasing age of our population many of the causes of vision loss are becoming more frequent. Not all gradual loss of vision can be considered non urgent and those patients requiring early attention are highlighted.
This article discusses the tools available to the general practitioner for the assessment of visual loss as well as the common causes.
Advances in cataract surgery with improved visual outcome, minimally invasive surgery and a reduction in surgical risk have made this operation the commonest performed in Australia. Blindness from chronic open angle glaucoma and diabetes can be mostly prevented by early diagnosis and compliance with treatment. Age related macular degeneration apart from a small subgroup, is still largely untreatable.
随着我国人口老龄化加剧，许多导致视力丧失的病因愈发常见。并非所有渐进性视力丧失都可被视为非紧急情况，本文强调了那些需要早期关注的患者。
本文探讨了全科医生可用于评估视力丧失的工具以及常见病因。
白内障手术取得进展，视力改善效果更佳，手术为微创手术且风险降低，这使得该手术成为澳大利亚最常开展的手术。慢性开角型青光眼和糖尿病导致的失明大多可通过早期诊断和坚持治疗得以预防。除一小部分亚组外，年龄相关性黄斑变性在很大程度上仍无法治疗。
