Bidirectional Association between Visual Impairment and Dementia Among Older Adults in the United States Over Time

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 128; no. 9; pp. 1276 - 1283
• Main Authors: Chen, Stephanie P., Azad, Amee D., Pershing, Suzann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - physiology; Cognitive dysfunction; Comorbidity; Dementia; Dementia - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Low vision; Male; Medicare - statistics & numerical data; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; United States - epidemiology; Vision Disorders - epidemiology; Visual impairment; Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data; United States; Low vision; VI; Visual impairment; CI; Aging; HR; NHATS; Cognitive dysfunction; Dementia

Although visual impairment (VI) has been associated with worse cognitive performance among older adults, the temporal relationship between the 2 remains subject to debate. Our objective was to investigate the longitudinal impact of VI on cognitive function and vice versa. Retrospective, time-to-even...