McKnight's February 23, 2024
Older adults with vision impairments may be more likely to experience depression, anxiety and social isolation — issues that they may already face due to advanced age — a new study finds.
The report was published Thursday in JAMA Ophthalmology and included data from 2,822 U.S. adults over the age of 65 who are Medicare beneficiaries. All of the respondents were part of the National Health and Aging Trends Study rounds from 2019 and 2021.
Researchers defined vision impairment in either distance visual acuity (worse than 20/40), near visual acuity (worse than 20/40), or contrast sensitivity (worse than 1.55 logCS). People also gave self-reports on their vision status. The team used a questionnaire to assess depression and anxiety symptoms,...
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