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The prevalence of eye disorders and need for ophthalmological procedures due to pathological processes were studied among elderly people living in 8 special dwellings [corrected] and nursing homes in northern Finland (N = 268). The participation rate was 100%. Hyperopia was the most common disorder found (men: 78%, women 77-78%). Macular degeneration was found in 54-55% of men and 45-46% of women, senile cataract in 32-33% of men and 28-31% of women and palpebral dermatochalasis or blepharochalasis in 25-26% of men and 31% of women. Hyperopia was more common in younger persons, but senile cataract, macular degeneration and palpebral dermatochalasis or blepharochalasis were more common in older persons. Basic ophthalmological examinations led to a high number of secondary procedures. Ophthalmological treatment and rehabilitation seemed to be neglected in these Finnish special dwellings [corrected] and nursing homes. Because sight is an important determinant of elderly people's ability to manage their daily activities, the authors propose that more attention should be paid to the screening of ophthalmological problems and to ophthalmological treatment and rehabilitation in special dwellings and nursing homes [corrected].
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PMID:Occurrence of eye disorders and need for treatment in the elderly in special dwellings and nursing homes [corrected]. 261 33

This book contains various illustrations, portraits and an exact index, testimonials proving the author's professional successes as well as an accurate list of the qualities that should be demanded from any ophthalmologist. The anatomy of the head and eye is described according to Galen's ideas and Vesalius' book. Many remedies, prescriptions and medical treatments are discussed, partly showing the mystic influences of the Middle Ages. Bartisch reports several diseases for the first time: Allergic reactions, sympathetic ophthalmia, hemeralopia, photoelectric keratoconjunctivitis, amaurosis due to toxemia of pregnancy. But most important is the part on surgery. A careful pre- and postoperative treatment is demanded in cases of cataract operations. Bartisch describes the removal of eyelashes to cure trichiasis, the operations of ptosis, blepharochalasis and the exenteration of the orbit. This book was appreciated for a long time so that in 1686 a nearly identical reprint was published.
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PMID:The first German textbook of ophthalmology "Augendienst" by G. Bartisch, 1583. 304 58