Identifier |
20130212_nanos_posters_004 |
Title |
Contrast Sensitivity Visual Acuity Defects in the Earliest Stages of Parkinsonism |
Creator |
Juliana Matthews; Nathan Nowalk; Donya Salmasinia; Megan Walley; Charles G. Maitland |
Affiliation |
(JM) (NM) (DS) (MW) (CGM) Florida State College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL; (DS) (MW) (CGM) Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Foundation, Tallahassee, FL |
Subject |
Parkinsonism; Contrast Sensitivity Acuity; Dopamine; Retina; Optical Coherence Tomography |
Description |
To demonstrate that contrast sensitivity defects are present in patients with Parkinsonism in its earliest stages. Testing for such deficiencies may prove a sensitive screening tool for this disease. Diminished contrast sensitivity visual acuity is recognized in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), presumably due to loss of retinal dopamine. However, to date no study has detailed the presence or degree of loss correlated with the stages of Parkinsonism, particularly the earliest stages. |
Date |
2013-02-12 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2013: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kd54k3 |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183345 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kd54k3 |