《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2020, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 67-69.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2020.01.012

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Advance in Visual Dysfunction for Alzheimer's Disease (review)

ZHANG Jing1,2,LI Xiao-hong1,2(),LIU Li-jun1,2   

  1. 1. Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116001, China
    2. Dalian Friendship Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116001, China
  • Received:2019-03-15 Revised:2019-04-30 Published:2020-01-25 Online:2020-02-07
  • Contact: LI Xiao-hong E-mail:xhlihh@126.com

Abstract:

In recent years, it is found that β-amyloid deposites in the retina of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), synchronizing with intracranial changes. AD patients lose their visual acuity and visual contrast sensitivity and demonstrate glaucoma-like visual field loss, color vision disorder, visual hallucination and visual space damage, etc. The retinas become thinner, the latency of electroretinogram prolongs with amplitude decrease, and the latency of visual-evoked potential prolongs.

Key words: Alzheimer's disease, retina, vision, review

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