A Study of Ocular Signs in Normal and Pathological Aging

Ann Macfarlane, DOBA
R.Mitchell, MSc, Med, DipAppSci(Cumb), DOBA
M.Williamson, BA(Hons), MB, BS
G.A.Broe, BA, FRACP

This paper is a part of a larger study to define “senescent gait disorder”. The ocular signs of three groups of patients are compared. Group 1 are normal senescent patients, Group 2 have senescent gait disorder and Group 3 have senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. Vision, stereopsis, and ocular motility are evaluated.