EC Ophthalmology

Case Report Volume 15 Issue 1 - 2024

It’s the Brain, Not the Eyes

Jamie Talan*

Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education, The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, USA

*Corresponding Author: Jamie Talan, Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education, The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, USA.
Received: November 14, 2023; Published: December 28, 2023




Purpose: To discuss posterior cortical atrophy, a rare neurodegenerative dementia that begins in midlife and marked by visual and spatial changes that can be mistaken for cataracts and other ophthalmic disorders.

Participant: A man in his 60s who was eventually diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy and began having visual and spatial symptoms that progressed to include behavioral changes.

The Science: Descriptions of the science and the case study offers the opportunity to identify potential patients during a routine ophthalmic exam.

Conclusion: Ophthalmologists will learn about the progression of this midlife dementia.

 Keywords: Posterior Cortical Atrophy; Visual and Spatial Dementia; Atypical Dementia; Ophthalmology

Jamie Talan. "It’s the Brain, Not the Eyes." EC Ophthalmology 15.1 (2024): 01-06.

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