title: Geriatric ophthalmology.
abstract: The authors examined the numerous physiological alterations in the eye due to ocular tissue aging, and the main pathologies of the eye which may occur in old age so as to give guidelines to geriatric specialists on the diagnostic and therapeutic course to follow for each individual disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nuzzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiavino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D014785:Vision, Ocular