Association of Changes in Visual Acuity With Vision-Specific Functioning in the Singapore Malay Eye Study

Abstract

Conclusions and Relevance: Approximately 1 in 6 Malay adults lost 2 or more lines of PVA during the 6 years of the study; this loss was associated with a sizable deterioration in VSF. Loss of VSF was greater in participants with new-onset VI compared with those whose existing VI worsened. In older adults, strategies to prevent the onset of new VI may have more relative effect than delaying further progression among those with existing VI.Design, Setting, and Participants: Vision-specific functioning of 1895 adults was assessed in the baseline (January 20, 2004-July 31, 2006) and follow-up (June 28, 2010-July 31, 2014) phases of the longitudinal population-based Singapore Malay Eye Study. Mea..