Abstract
There are estimated to be 40 million blind individuals throughout the world. The majority of blind people in developing and developed countries are older adults. As the number of people over 60 years of age increases, the number of blind people also will increase. The primary care physician can play a major role in diagnosing and preventing many blinding diseases. This article discusses some of the major anterior segment causes of visual impairment in older adults in the industrialized nations.
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