RT Journal
A1 Trobe JD, Butter CM
T1 A screening test for integrative visual dysfunction in alzheimer's disease
JF Archives of Ophthalmology
JO Archives of Ophthalmology
YR 1993
FD June 1
VO 111
IS 6
SP 815
OP 818
DO 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090060103031
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1993.01090060103031
AB • Objective. 
    —To develop a screening test to help ophthalmologists detect visually symptomatic patients with as yet undiagnosed Alzheimer's disease.Design. 
    —Administration of a battery of tests consisting of items modified from existing psychometric materials to decrease examination time and increase ease of scoring.Participants. 
    —Fourteen patients with Alzheimer's disease and prominent visual symptoms; 53 control subjects matched to the patients with Alzheimer's disease for age, sex, and educational level; and 22 patients with subnormal visual acuity or visual fields who did not have Alzheimer's disease.Results. 
    —The novel battery of tests distinguished all 14 visually symptomatic patients with Alzheimer's disease from patients without Alzheimer's disease and control subjects.Conclusion. 
    —This battery of tests should enhance the ophthalmologic detection of Alzheimer's disease.