Face memory deficits in subjects with eye diseases: a comparative analysis between glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration patients from a developing country

• Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology Vol. 257; no. 9; pp. 1941 - 1946
• Main Authors: Mazzoli, Livia S., Urata, Carla N., Kasahara, Niro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acuity; Age; Aged; Aging; Brazil - epidemiology; Cognitive ability; Comorbidity; Comparative analysis; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developing Countries; Eye diseases; Female; Form Perception - physiology; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - complications; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - physiopathology; Gonioscopy; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; LDCs; Macular degeneration; Macular Degeneration - complications; Macular Degeneration - physiopathology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Memory; Memory Disorders - epidemiology; Memory Disorders - etiology; Memory Disorders - physiopathology; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Pattern recognition; Visual Acuity; Visual field; Visual Fields - physiology; Brazil; Glaucoma; Age-related macular degeneration; Face perception

Purpose Older people present significant declines in face recognition with age. Spatial vision (high-contrast acuity) and age are the best predictors of face recognition. Visual disabilities are more common in the older population due to aging eye diseases. The purpose of the study was to compare th...