Researcher Collab

Visual Impairment, Age-Related Eye Diseases, and Cognitive Function

Archives of Ophthalmology

Older persons with visual impairment, particularly those with visual impairment due to cataract, were more likely to have cognitive dysfunction. Furthermore, among the major age-related eye diseases, only diabetic retinopathy was associated with cognitive dysfunction.

Authors: Shin Yeu Ong, Carol Y. Cheung, Xiang Li, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, M. Kamran Ikram, Jie Ding, Ching‐Yu Cheng, Benjamin Haaland, Seang‐Mei Saw, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Christopher Chen, Tien Yin Wong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.152

Publish Year: 2012