Part 3 | Eye Health and Brain Disease: What the Science Shows - Alaina Short O,D

Podcast: Open Your Eyes with Dr. Kerry Gelb · Open Your Eyes with Dr. Kerry Gelb

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Managing vision in patients with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's requires more than a standard eye exam. In this final episode of the series, Dr. Kerry Gelb and Dr. Alaina Short discuss the practical clinical decisions that make a real difference from why progressive lenses are not recommended for neurodegenerative patients, to how low blood pressure during sleep can damage the optic nerve and lead to normal tension glaucoma, to the emerging evidence supporting early eye muscle training in Parkinson's patients before symptoms begin. Dr. Short also explains the connection between vision loss, hearing loss, and accelerated cognitive decline and why she...