| Summary: | Most major eye diseases occur more often in the elderly population, yet the quality of their care is reduced if the patient is unable to communicate due to other health considerations. As with other patients who struggle to communicate -- children, for example -- this barrier does not mean the patient should not receive quality care. Instead, physicians should do a thorough physical exam first to determine common and treatable issues, such as refractive error. Since aging patients struggle with comorbidities more than any other demographic, taking their unique needs into consideration while screening for comorbidities is essential to optimal care.This video covers the unique challenges physicians may encounter with aging patients as it relates to vision care and other comorbidities, the implications of these comorbidities in screening for visual diseases, and tips for quality care in the largest population in the world.
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