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Increasing awareness of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) - Kathy Miller-Hunt and David Bull (11:49)

PSP is a neurodegenerative disorder which has devastating effects on a person’s motor system robbing them of their independence. Awareness of PSP is poor and it can be difficult to diagnose and can be mistaken for other diseases. Here Kathy Miller-Hunt, a development officer at the PSP Association, talks to David Bull about PSP and the importance of increasing awareness among optometrists.

First published in DOCET OQ70 (2009).

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    To provide listeners with:

    • An outline of what progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is and some of the symptoms, including visual disturbances
    • An understanding of the effects of PSP on the motor system
    • An understanding of the difficulty in diagnosing the disease, partly due to it being mistaken for other diseases
    • An outline of what the PSP Association is doing to raise awareness among optometrists in order to promote earlier detection


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      References:

      • David Solomon MD, Ph.D. Eye movement problems in PSP.

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