Journal article

Visual impairment, age-related eye diseases, and cognitive function: The Singapore Malay Eye Study

SY Ong, CY Cheung, X Li, EL Lamoureux, MK Ikram, J Ding, CY Cheng, BA Haaland, SM Saw, N Venketasubramanian, CPL Chen, TY Wong

Archives of Ophthalmology | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2012

Abstract

Objective: To describe the associations of visual impairment and major age-related eye diseases with cognitive function in an older Asian population. Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional study of 1179 participants aged 60 to 80 years from the Singapore Malay Eye study was conducted. Visual acuity was measured using the logMAR vision chart. Cataract and age-related macular degeneration were graded using the Wisconsin Cataract Grading System and the Wisconsin Age-Related Maculopathy Grading System, respectively. Glaucoma was diagnosed using the International Society Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology criteria. Diabetic retinopathy was graded using the modified Airlie House ..

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