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Observational studyPloS one2020

Relationship between visual function and cognitive function in the elderly: A cross-sectional observational study.

Minako Kaido, Masaki Fukui, Motoko Kawashima, Kazuno Negishi, Kazuo Tsubota

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Observational study in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors.

Minako KaidoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5604-5847
Masaki FukuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Motoko KawashimaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7650-7180
Kazuno NegishiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuo TsubotaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8874-7111

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been suggested that functional visual acuity (VA) testing may be able to measure both the visual performance and cognitive ability needed for driving and help to reduce the number of road traffic accidents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between visual ability and cognitive function in healthy elderly subjects. The study included 34 eyes with a decimal best-corrected visual acuity (VA) ≥1.0 in 34 subjects (16 men, 18 women; mean age 72.7 ± 6.1 [range, 61-83] years) with the same type of monofocal intraocular lens implant. Using the score on the Japanese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) questionnaire, the subjects were divided into a mild cognitive impairment (MCI) group (score <28) and a normal cognition (NC) group (score ≥28). Visual ability was evaluated by functional VA testing. Functional VA was significantly lower in the MCI group (n = 10) than in the NC group (n = 24; P<0.02). There was no significant difference in best-corrected VA between the two groups. High correlations were found between the MMSE score and the logMAR functional VA (r = -0.36, P = 0.04), standard deviation of functional VA (r = -0.39, P = 0.02), and the visual maintenance ratio (r = 0.34, P = 0.048). In summary, despite a good best-corrected VA, deterioration in visual ability was detected in elderly individuals with MCI when measured by the functional VA test. Functional VA could be used to evaluate the integrated visual ability associated with age-related cognitive decline and have applications that help to reduce the disproportionately high rate of road traffic accidents in the elderly.

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Accidents, TrafficAgedAged, 80 and overAutomobile DrivingCognitionCognitive DysfunctionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVisual Acuity

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PMID32428010
PMCPMC7236991

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