Visual impairment in aging and cognitive decline: experience in a Memory Clinic

Abstract Visual impairment is common in people living with dementia and regular ophthalmological exams may improve their quality of life. We evaluated visual function in a cohort of elderly individuals and analyzed its association with their degree of cognitive impairment. Participants underwent neu...

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Main Authors: Marta Marquié, Miguel Castilla-Martí, Sergi Valero, Joan Martínez, Domingo Sánchez, Isabel Hernández, Maitée Rosende-Roca, Liliana Vargas, Ana Mauleón, Octavio Rodríguez-Gómez, Carla Abdelnour, Silvia Gil, Miguel A. Santos-Santos, Montserrat Alegret, Ana Espinosa, Gemma Ortega, Alba Pérez-Cordón, Ángela Sanabria, Natalia Roberto, Sonia Moreno-Grau, Itziar de Rojas, Rafael Simó, Andreea Ciudin, Cristina Hernández, Adelina Orellana, Gemma Monté-Rubio, Alba Benaque, Agustín Ruiz, Lluís Tárraga, Mercè Boada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45055-9