Alzheimer's disease and optometry: diagnosis, prevention, management

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Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, provides an overview of his AOA 2022 presentation titled, "Alzheimer's disease: diagnostic criteria, prevention, and lifestyle management."

Optometry Times®' Alex Delaney-Gesing speaks with Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, director of ocular preventative medicine at Captain James Lovell Federall Health Care Facility in Chicago, Illinois, who provides an overview of his presentation titled, "Alzheimer's disease: diagnostic criteria, prevention, and lifestyle management" during the 2022 American Optometric Association (AOA) meeting in Chicago.

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Noreen Shaikh, OD, Magdalena Stec, OD, FAAO, and Brenda Bohnsack, MD, PhD, emphasize that collaboration and communication are key to proper diagnosis and treatment.
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