Visual Loss and Subsequent Activity Limitations in the Elderly
The French Three-City Cohort
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Objectives. To investigate the relationship between vision and disability in the elderly. Methods. We used a baseline visual indicator (combining near acuity with Snellen equivalent Results. In multiadjusted analyses, near visual impairment, alone or associated with distance visual function loss, was associated with greater risk of developing ADL limitations (P = .027), IADL limitations (P = .002), and participation restriction (P Conclusions. Both near and distance visual loss was associated with greater functional decline over time, and the combination of the two could be even worse. Public Health Implications. In the context of rapid aging of the population, maintaining good vision in the elderly represents a promising prevention track, visual impairment being common in the elderly, largely undermanaged, and mostly reversible. Further research, especially trials, is necessary to estimate the public health impact of such interventions
Activities of daily living · Cohort · Cohort study · Context (archaeology) · Environmental health · Geography · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Visual acuity · Visual impairment · Medicine · Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies · Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction · Tactile and Sensory Interactions · Gerontology
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