title: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the eye. I. Background and patient management.
abstract: This article attempts to summarise our current understanding of TSEs as they affect man. Specific aspects relevant to ophthalmological practice, in particular the management of patients in day-to-day clinical practice and with respect to corneal transplantation, have been discussed. In the companion article we discuss the specific ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic features of these diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK. cl@skull.dcn.ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lueck
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: McIlwaine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeidler
mesh_terms: D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation