Correlation between visual acuity and cognitive functions.
Br J Ophthalmol
; 98(1): 129-32, 2014 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24169658
ABSTRACT
A possible association between visual acuity (VA) and dementia was investigated in 2716 subjects who were aged between 53 and 102 at first visit and had varying degrees of dementia. Better VA was found to be significantly correlated with a lower dementia level (person coefficient range 0.146-0.261 over 10 years of follow-up, all correlations are significant, p<0.0001) as well as with a higher global cognitive score (person coefficient range -0.254 to -0.318 over 10 years of follow-up, all correlations are significant, p<0.0001), a grade encompassing 19 different cognitive tests. This correlation remained significant after adjustment for age, years of education, gender, use of ophthalmic drugs and years of follow-up.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Visual Acuity
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Cognition
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Dementia
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Ophthalmol
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel