ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2022
Associations of Visual Function With Cognitive Performance in Community-Based Older Adults: The Eye Determinants of Cognition Study.
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- The relationship between visual function and physical performance in the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA).PloS one · 2023Article
- Associations among Visual, Auditory, and Olfactory Functions in Community-Based Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.Translational vision science & technology · 2022Article
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backgroundGiven the detrimental impacts of visual and cognitive impairment separately, in older adults, understanding their coexistence could inform strategies against age-related cognitive changes.
methodsParticipants from Washington County (White) and Jackson (Black) sites of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study were recruited who differed on racial, regional, urbanicity, and community-based factors. Presenting distance visual acuity (DVA; representing vision loss due to disease or lack of eye-care), corrected DVA (representing optimal correction for refractive loss of vision), and contrast sensitivity were measured. Factor scores for global cognition, memory, executive function, and language domains were calculated for 3 visits. We quantified the associations of vision measures with change in cognitive scores, stratified by community/race, using generalized estimating equations.
resultsIn 982 participants, mean (standard deviation [SD]) baseline age was 74 (4) years, with 37% males and 45% Jackson/Black participants. As hypothesized, after accounting for potential confounders, in the better-eye, worse presenting DVA was associated with greater 10-year decline rate in global cognition, memory, and executive function in Washington County/White participants (eg, global cognition: -0.08 SD [95% confidence interval: -0.12, -0.04]). Worse corrected DVA was associated with greater 10-year decline rate in executive function in Washington County/White participants (-0.10 SD [-0.15, -0.04]). Better contrast sensitivity was associated with lower 10-year decline rate in global cognition and executive function in Washington County/White participants (eg, global cognition: 0.10 SD [0.06,0.14]). None of these associations were confirmed in Jackson/Black participants.
conclusionsOur study supports a functional link between some vision measures and cognition in older adults, but in only 1 of the 2 communities studied.
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