The association of vision loss and dimensions of depression over 12 years in older adults: findings from the Three City Study

Vision impairment (VI) is common in older adults, with an estimated prevalence of 25% in those aged over 70 (Stevens et al., 2013); and VI substantially contributes to burden of disease in Europe (Mathers& Loncar, 2006). An association between VI and depression in the elderly population is well established (Carriere et al., 2013; Court, McLean, Guthrie, Mercer,& Smith, 2014; Hong et al., 2015), with prevalence of comorbid depression in older adults with VI estimated to be around 30% (Hayman et al., 2007; Hong et al., 2015).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - September 21, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: S Cosh, I Carriere, V Nael, C Tzourio, C Delcourt, C Helmer, the Sense-Cog Consortium ¥ Tags: Research paper Source Type: research