ArticleJournal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS2018
Poorer Visual Acuity Is Associated with Declines in Cognitive Performance Across Multiple Cognitive Domains: The Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.
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- The association between stereoscopic vision and cognitive function on community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The 6-Item Vision-Related Quality of Life and Limitations Questionnaire: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
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- Associations between Visual Acuity and Cognitive Decline in Older Adulthood: A 9-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2023Article
- The Longitudinal Association of Vision Impairment With Transitions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Findings From the Aging, Demographics and Memory Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021Article
- Association of Vision Impairment With Cognitive Decline Across Multiple Domains in Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- The Association of Cognitive and Visual Function in a Nationally Representative Study of Older Adults in India.Neuroepidemiology · 2021Article
- Higher Dementia Incidence in Older Adults with Poor Visual Acuity.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Observational
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objectivesPrior studies have found associations between visual acuity (VA) and cognitive function. However, these studies used a limited range of cognitive measures and did not control for cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVD-RFs) and baseline function. The primary objective of this study was to analyze the associations of VA and cognitive performance using a thorough neuropsychological test battery.
methodsThis study used community-dwelling sample data across the sixth (2001-2006) and seventh (2006-2010) waves of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (n=655). Wave 6 VA as measured by the Snellen Eye Test was the primary predictor of wave 6 and wave 7 Global cognitive performance, Visual-Spatial Organization and Memory, Verbal Episodic Memory, Working Memory, Scanning and Tracking, and Executive Function. Additionally, VA was used to predict longitudinal changes in wave 7 cognitive performance (wave 6 performance adjusted). We analyzed these relationships with multiple linear and logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, ethnicity, depressive symptoms, physical function deficits in addition to CVD-RFs, chronic kidney disease, homocysteine, continuous systolic blood pressure, and hypertension status.
resultsAdjusted for demographic covariates and CVD-RFs, poorer VA was associated with concurrent and approximate 5-year declines in Global cognitive function, Visual-Spatial Organization and Memory, and Verbal Episodic Memory. DISCUSSION: VA may be used in combination with other screening measures to determine risk for cognitive decline. (JINS, 2018, 24, 746-754).
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