Hearing and Vision Impairment in the Older Adult

Selected articles on  the topics of hearing and visual impairments in older adults

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Chou R, Dana T, Bougatsos C, Fleming C, Beil T. Screening adults aged 50 years or older for hearing loss: a review of the evidence for the U.S. preventive services task force. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Mar 1;154(5):347-55.. PubMed PMID: 21357912.

Desapriya E, Wijeratne H, Subzwari S, et al. Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Mar 16;(3):CD006252.. PubMed PMID: 21412894.

Gehlbach P, Li T, Hatef E. Statins for age-related macular degeneration. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Mar 14;3:CD006927. PubMed PMID: 22419318.
 
Harris F, Muller T. Communicating with People who have Hearing Loss. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers.December 2010.

Harris FP, Muller T. Hearing Aids. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers.February 2011.top

Rowe S, MacLean CH. Quality indicators for the care of vision impairment in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S450-6.

Steinman BA, Allen SM. Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Its Contribution toDisability Among Older Adults. J Aging Health. 2011 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21956099.

Weiss BD. Aids for Patients with Low Vision. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers.February 2009 (Updated June 2010).

Weiss BD. Macular Degeneration. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. March 2009 (Updated June 2010).

Yueh B, Collins MP, Souza PE, Boyko EJ, Loovis CF, Heagerty PJ, Liu CF, Fedrick SC. Long-term effectiveness of screening for hearing loss: the screening for auditory impairment--which hearing assessment test (SAI-WHAT) randomized trial. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2010;58(3):427-34. PubMed PMID: 20398111.

Yueh B, Shekelle P. Quality indicators for the care of hearing loss in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S335-9.

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