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Vision and Hearing Impairments

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Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine

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Upon completion of the chapter, the student will be able to:

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    Recognize the changes in vision and hearing that are considered to be part of normal aging and those secondary from disease.

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    Identify the most common age-associated disease changes in vision and hearing.

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    Describe the management considerations in visual and hearing impairment among older adults.

Material in this chapter is based on the following chapters in Cassel CK, Leipzig RM, Cohen HJ, Larson EB, Meier DE, eds. Geriatric Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach, 4th ed. New York: Springer, 2003: Rosenthal BP. Changes and Diseases of the Aging Eye, pp. 883–891. Gates GA, Rees TS. Otologic Changes and Disorders, pp. 893–900. Selections edited by Helen M. Fernandez.

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  1. Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Helen M. Fernandez MD (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director)

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  1. Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Rainier P. Soriano MD (Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education), Helen M. Fernandez MD (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director) & Rosanne M. Leipzig MD, PhD (Professor and Vice Chair of Education) (Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Student Education),  (Assistant Professor and Fellowship Director) &  (Professor and Vice Chair of Education)

  2. ABIM Foundation and American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, USA

    Christine K. Cassel MD, MACP (President and CEO) (President and CEO)

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Fernandez, H.M. (2007). Vision and Hearing Impairments. In: Soriano, R.P., Fernandez, H.M., Cassel, C.K., Leipzig, R.M. (eds) Fundamentals of Geriatric Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32326-8_9

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