@article{discovery10173801, month = {June}, year = {2022}, number = {2}, publisher = {The College of Optometrists}, note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, volume = {23}, pages = {1--11}, title = {Posterior cortical atrophy: an overview for optometrists}, journal = {Optometry in Practice}, abstract = {Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome that is characterised by a progressive decline in visuospatial and visuospatial skills1,2. Precise estimates of the prevalence and incidence of PCA are difficult to determine; this largely owes to an under-recognition of the PCA syndrome, misdiagnosis, and certain inconsistencies in the application of clinical and research criteria for PCA. Estimates to date have been based on�specialist�dementia and memory�clinics,�which include�reports of between 8-13\% of patients as having predominant visual disturbances in addition to nonvisual symptoms characteristically associated with PCA, such as difficulties with�writing, calculation, spelling, handwriting and praxis skills3,4.� All of this leads easily to misinterpretation of routine ophthalmological investigations using automated static perimetry, crowded Snellen letter or Ishihara colour charts.}, url = {https://www.college-optometrists.org/professional-development/college-journals/optometry-in-practice/all-oip-articles/volume-23,-issue-2/posterior-cortical-atrophy-an-overview-for-optomet}, author = {Young, Keir and Hardy, Chris and Petzold, Axel and Crutch, Sebastian} }