Dual sensory impairment: The association between glaucomatous vision loss and hearing impairment and function.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing impairment, vision impairment, and dual impairment (both hearing and vision impairment), have been independently associated with functional and cognitive decline. In prior studies of dual impairment, vision impairment is generally not defined or defined by visual acuity alone. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness and does not affect visual acuity until late in the disease; instead, visual field loss is used to measure vision impairment from glaucoma.

Objective

To examine the effect of glaucomatous visual field loss and hearing impairment on function.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Hospital-based clinic in Baltimore, Maryland.

Subjects

220 adults, ≥55 years presenting to the glaucoma clinic.

Methods

Vision impairment was def

SUBMITTER: Mudie LI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034827 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature