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Prevalence of Glaucoma in Hospitalized Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Andrée-Anne Pelletier ,
Marie-Ève Théorêt ,
Tanguy Boutin ,
Marie-Jeanne Kergoat ,
Fadi Massoud ,
Judith Latour ,
Céline Chayer  and
Hélène Kergoat
Andrée-Anne Pelletier
Affiliation:
School of Optometry, l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marie-Ève Théorêt
Affiliation:
School of Optometry, l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Tanguy Boutin
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne Kergoat*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Fadi Massoud
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Judith Latour
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Céline Chayer
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Hélène Kergoat
Affiliation:
School of Optometry, l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
*
School of Optometry, University of Montreal, Succ. Centre-ville; Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada. Email: helene.kergoat@umontreal.ca
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Abstract

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Objective:

To determine the prevalence of glaucoma in older adults with dementia of the alzheimer's type (DAT).

Methods:

retrospective chart review: the prevalence of glaucoma was determined in older adults with a diagnosis of DAT or mixed dementia (DAT with vascular contribution) admitted to the geriatric and neurology units of the Centre hospitalier de l'université de Montréal and the hôpital Maisonneuve-rosemont between april 2008 and april 2009 (n=220; DAT group). they were matched for age and date of hospitalisation to the first 220 individuals without dementia (control group) recruited from other medical units in the same hospitals: gastroenterology, internal medicine or cardiology. a diagnosis of glaucoma was deemed positive if recorded in the chart or if there was a medication compatible with this diagnosis. Chi-square tests were used for between-group comparisons.

Results:

Subjects' age ranged from 66 to 101 years. the prevalence of glaucoma was 6.8% in our study population (n=30/440). glaucoma was significantly more prevalent in the DAT group (n= 21; 9.5%) than in the control group (n= 9; 4.1%) [χ1 2 = 5.15; p = 0.023].

Conclusions:

the prevalence of glaucoma was higher in a group of older adults with DAT than in a comparable control group. these results underscore the importance of providing regular eyecare for persons affected by DAT.

Type
Original Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , March 2014 , pp. 206 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2014

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