Vision impairment and cognitive decline among older adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There has been increasing epidemiological research examining the association between vision impairment (VI) and cognitive impairment and how poor vision may be a modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline. The objective of this systematic review is to synthesise the published literature on the association of VI with cognitive decline, cognitive impairment or dementia, to aid the development of interventions and guide public policies pertaining to the relationship between vision and cognition.

Methods

A literature search was performed with Embase, Medline and Cochrane library databases from inception to March 2020, and included abstracts and articles published in peer-reviewed journals in English. Our inclusion criteria included publications that contained subjec

SUBMITTER: Nagarajan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature