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Vision-related quality of life and visual function in a 70-year-old Swedish population
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- Havstam Johansson, Lena, 1963 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
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- Skiljic, Dragana, 1985 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
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- Falk Erhag, Hanna (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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- Ahlner, Felicia, 1987 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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Pernheim, C. (author)
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- Rydberg Sterner, Therese (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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- Wetterberg, Hanna (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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- Skoog, Ingmar, 1954 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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- Zetterberg, Madeleine, 1969 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Centrum för åldrande och hälsa (AgeCap),Centre for Ageing and Health (Agecap)
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- 2020-01-07
- 2020
- English.
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In: Acta Ophthalmologica. - : Wiley. - 1755-375X .- 1755-3768. ; 98:5, s. 521-529
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- Purpose To investigate vision-related quality of life (VRQoL), visual function and predictors of poor vision in a population of 70-year-olds. Methods Self-reported ocular morbidity and responses to the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 (NEI VFQ-25) in a cross-sectional population study (N = 1203) in Gothenburg, Sweden, were compared with results from ophthalmic examination (N = 560). Results The most common self-reported ophthalmic morbidities were cataract (23.4%), age-related macular degeneration (AMD; 4.7%), glaucoma (4.3%) and diabetic retinopathy (1.4%). Cataract was more prevalent in women (p = 0.001). The composite score from NEI VFQ-25 for the entire cohort was 91.4 (standard deviation: 27.5). When comparing composite score for different eye diseases, persons with cataract or AMD exhibited lower scores (p = 0.029 and 0.018, respectively). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was normal (>= 0.5 decimal) in 98.9%; two individuals had low vision (<0.3). Men exhibited better BCVA (median: -0.08 logMAR) than women (-0.06; p = 0.005). Visual field defects were observed in 16.3% and uncorrected refractive errors in 61.5%. Poor vision was reported by 7.4% of participants with presenting visual acuity (PVA) >= 0.5 (decimal), while 66.7% with PVA PVA <0.5, 55.6% obtained a BCVA of >= 1.0 with the right correction. Low contrast sensitivity was a significant predictor of experiencing poor vision (p = 0.008), while PVA and visual field defects were not. Conclusions Low contrast sensitivity is a predictor of experiencing poor vision. There is a discrepancy between subjective/objective visual function and a high prevalence of uncorrected refractive errors. Women have more cataract, and men demonstrate slightly better visual acuity.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Oftalmologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Ophthalmology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- ageing
- contrast sensitivity
- cross-sectional study
- gender difference
- vision-related quality of life
- function questionnaire
- lens opacities
- prevalence
- cataract
- gender
- impairment
- blindness
- glaucoma
- utility
- impact
- Ophthalmology
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