title: The corneal reflex in elderly patients.
abstract: The corneal reflex was absent in 23.5 percent of 115 elderly patients, particularly in those with cerebrovascular disease. However, it was also absent in many of the patients without neurologic disease. Therefore, physicians should not attach too much importance to lack of the corneal reflex in elderly persons.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*