Scott McCusker1, Maju Mathew Koola1. 1. Doctor of Medicine Program, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean (Dr McCusker); and Clinical Research Program, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Koola).
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of depression in common ophthalmologic disorders in the elderly and provide insight into treatment. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Google Scholar, and DynaMed were searched using the terms depression and ophthalmology in combination with depression, mood disorders, cataracts, vision loss, age-related macular degeneration, primary open-angle glaucoma, and Fuchs corneal dystrophy. Articles were limited to those published in the English language between 1993 and 2013. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: Twenty-eight articles that studied the prevalence of depression in ophthalmologic disorders were screened and summarized. RESULTS: The strongest association between ophthalmologic disorders and psychiatry is depression. In the future, primary care physicians and psychiatrists should play a significant role in the assessment and treatment of depression in visually impaired patients. CONCLUSION: Greater recognition and treatment of depression in individuals with impaired vision is warranted.
OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of depression in common ophthalmologic disorders in the elderly and provide insight into treatment. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Google Scholar, and DynaMed were searched using the terms depression and ophthalmology in combination with depression, mood disorders, cataracts, vision loss, age-related macular degeneration, primary open-angle glaucoma, and Fuchs corneal dystrophy. Articles were limited to those published in the English language between 1993 and 2013. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: Twenty-eight articles that studied the prevalence of depression in ophthalmologic disorders were screened and summarized. RESULTS: The strongest association between ophthalmologic disorders and psychiatry is depression. In the future, primary care physicians and psychiatrists should play a significant role in the assessment and treatment of depression in visually impairedpatients. CONCLUSION: Greater recognition and treatment of depression in individuals with impaired vision is warranted.
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