Title: Visual acuity and related factors in some elderly people over 80 years of age
Abstract:Objective To evaluate visual acuity and related factors in some elderly people over 80 years old.Methods Visual acuity in daily activities was checked in a population of 458 elderly people and then a ...Objective To evaluate visual acuity and related factors in some elderly people over 80 years old.Methods Visual acuity in daily activities was checked in a population of 458 elderly people and then a complete ocular examination was performed. Including examination for ocular diseases. Vision was corrected if necessary. All data was analyzed by SPSS 12.0 software. A nonparametric test was used to analyze LogMAR visual acuity. The risk factors that caused visual acuity decline, low vision and blindness were analyzed by using a logistic regression method.Results Average visual acuity (LogMAR) was 0.2218, and with correction, average visual acuity was improved to 0.1549. There was a significant difference between uncorrected and corrected visual acuity (Z=-15.435,P0.001). The prevalence of blindness and low vision in this population sample was 3.9% and 5.5%, respectively. The leading ocular diseases of consequence were cataracts, which were the most common, macular degeneration, glaucoma and optic nerve atrophy.Conclusion In addition to the treatment of ocular diseases, refractive error correction can improve the quality of daily life for elderly people.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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