ArticlePloS one2018
Effect of cataract surgery on cognitive function in elderly: Results of Fujiwara-kyo Eye Study.
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- Association between previous cataract surgery and cognition among middle-aged and older Chinese: the China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS).BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Beyond vision:Cataract and health status in old age, a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Relationship between Cataract Surgery and Mortality in Elderly Patients with Cataract: Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in South Korea.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of visual impairment on mobility functions in elderly: Results of Fujiwara-kyo Eye Study.PloS one · 2021Article
- The Relationship between Subjective Cognitive Decline and Health Literacy in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Subjective Happiness and Satisfaction in Postoperative Anisometropic Patients after Refractive Surgery for Myopia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Discrepancies in Persistent Dry Eye Signs and Symptoms in Bilateral Pseudophakic Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine whether there is a significant association between prior cataract surgery and cognitive function in an elderly Japanese cohort.
settingNara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
designThe Fujiwara-kyo Eye Study was a cross-sectional epidemiological study.
methodsThe subjects were ≥ 68-years who lived in the Nara Prefecture and responded to recruitment notices. All of the subjects received comprehensive ophthalmological examinations, and answered questionnaires on their socio-demographic and medical history including prior cataract surgery. The association between prior cataract surgery and cognitive function was determined.
resultsA total of the 2764 subjects whose mean age was 76.3±4.8 years (±standard deviation) was studied. Of these, 668 individuals (24.2%) had undergone cataract surgery. Of these, 150 (5.4%) had dementia as determined by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≤23, and 877 individuals (31.7%) had mild cognitive impairment (MCI; MMSE score 24-26). The subjects who had prior cataract surgery had significantly lower odds ratio (OR) of having MCI (OR = 0.78, 95% confidence interval; CI 0.64-0.96, P = 0.019) than those who had not had cataract surgery after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, education, hypertension, diabetes, depression, and history of stroke. The OR was still lower when the visual acuity was also added to the adjusted factors (OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.64-0.97, P = 0.025). However, prior cataract surgery did not contribute significantly to the low OR for dementia.
conclusionsCataract surgery may play a role in reducing the risk of developing MCI independently of visual acuity but not for dementia.
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