Ophthalmic pathology in patients with primary neurodegenerative diseases

Background The priority problem of modern healthcare is irreversible dementia due to the steady increase in morbidity. Among dementias, Alzheimer’s disease takes first place. Most often, only with sufficiently pronounced cognitive disorders, doctor can diagnose disease, although it obvious that neurodegenerative process begins even before clinical manifestations disease. Due common origin eye and brain, we say a “window brain”. Many scientists note similarities between gerontophthalmological diseases Method study examined 60 patients who were divided into 2 groups: group included second vascular dementia. Each 9 men 21 women, an average age 65.5 years. All underwent comprehensive neuropsychological examination, using short Mental Status Assessment Scale (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Function (MoCA), battery tests for assessing frontal dysfunction (FAB), clock drawing test. Also, all ophthalmological examination visometry, measurement intraocular pressure, anterior segment fundus, spectral optical coherence tomography. Result In course study, significant ophthalmic pathology was detected changes - age-related macular degeneration found 16.7%, pseudoexfoliative syndrome-20%, primary open-angle glaucoma-46.7%. Conclusion This means risk developing increases disorders. Therefore, assume retina mirror which will allow at early stages help drug therapy delay further development resulting reduced disability socio-economic costs society. results obtained are promising diagnosis indicate need research on this topic.