Coexistence of visual and cognitive impairment in elderly people in Spain
Session Details
Session Title: Presented Poster Session: Quality of Vision/Miscellaneous
Venue: Poster Village: Pod 3
First Author: : E.Mata Diaz SPAIN
Co Author(s): : C. Monton Gimenez C. De Pablo Martin J. Gomez Pavon M. Bermejo Mata
Abstract Details
Purpose:
To establish the prevalence of eye diseases, visual and cognitive impairment in aged people at nursing houses in Spain.
Setting:
Ophthalmology and Geriatric Departments. Hospital Central de Cruz Roja. Madrid. Spain
Methods:
Design: Observational cross-sectional study. 48 Patients were recruited between June 2016 and February 2017 from a single centre. After informed consent they underwent complete eye examination. Patients were interviewed using a brief quality of vision questionnaire (ADVF). Cognitive function was evaluated by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Yessavage Test score for depression. Main outcomes: Best corrected visual acuity in the best eye, ocular comorbidities, scores of the ADVF (visual function), scores of the MMES, and scores of Yessavage test.
Results:
48 patients (33 women/15 men) with mean age of 88 years were included. The ADVF test mean score was of 83,9 + 2,59. Visual impairment (Visual acuity < 20/40) was present in 23/48(48%) .MMES mean score was lower( 20,2) in visual impaired than in patients with good vision( 21,4).Both visual acuity and visual function are better in patients with no dementia(p=0,017). Main ocular comorbidities found were cataract (50%),macular degeneration (27%), glaucoma (14,5%) amblyopia (14,5%),other retinal pathology (10%) diabetic retinopathy (8%) and corneal pathology(4%).
Conclusions:
Visual and cognitive function impairment are strongly correlated. Patients in nursing houses have extremely high prevalence of age-related eye diseases, being this comorbidities responsible for visual impairment, present in 48%.
Financial Disclosure:
research is funded, fully or partially, by a competing company
