Silver Book Series: Vision Loss Volume II

On March 12, 2012, the Alliance for Aging Research released the 7th volume of The Silver Book series, released in partnership with the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR). This is the second vision loss volume and includes updated data on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma and highlights the changes and discoveries in vision research and treatment from the past five years.

The Silver Book® is an almanac of more than 1,000 facts, statistics, graphs, and data from more than 200 agencies, organizations, and experts. It is a searchable database that is constantly updated and expanded in order to highlight the latest research and data on the burden of chronic disease and the value of investing in medical research.

The Silver Book® database is searchable by specific terms or by sections, which are outlined in the toolbar on the left. The database is also interactive, allowing users to submit data from additional studies and reports. All submissions are reviewed by an editorial board for accuracy and relevancy.

http://www.silverbook.org/visionloss

Elder Care: A Resource for Providers: Aids for Patients with Low Vision

Elder Care: A Resource for Providers: Aids for Patients with Low Vision is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and provide clinically useful assessments and interventions. Initially developed for remote, rural clinical sites, they have become favorites in all training settings.

The document can also be accessed at http://www.reynolds.med.arizona.edu/EduProducts/providerSheets10_19_09Re...

Self-Reported Visual Impairment in Elderly Canadians and its Impact on Health Living

Published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthamology 2008;43(4), this study describes the prevalence of visual impairment in the elderly Canadian population, and its association with selected social demographics and health factors.

http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/cjo/cjo43/i08-077.pdf

Preliminary model-based assessment of the cost-utility of a screening programme for early age-related macular degeneration

This systematic review aimed to establish the clinical and cost effectiveness of an early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) screening programme.

The leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 60 years, the early stages of age-related macular degeneration cause little vision loss but the later stages of the disease consist of choroidal neovascularisation (wet) and geographic atrophy (dry) conditions that can lead to more rapid vision loss.

Authored by Karnon, J. et.al. and published in June 2008, this 145 page report and executive summary is number 12(27) in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme monograph series from the National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA), part of the Wessex Institute at the University of Southam.

http://www.hta.ac.uk/1387


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