Kuo-Chen Su, Hong-Ming Cheng, Yu Chu, Fang-Chun Lu, Lung-Hui Tsai, Ching-Ying Cheng
Purpose: The transition of Taiwan from an aging to a super-aging society has come with a cost as more elderly now suffer from cognitive impairment. The main purpose of our study was to investigate if early detection can be developed so that timely intervention can be instituted. We analyzed the correlation of cognitive function with ocular physiology and visual functions between senior citizens aged 60 years or older in Taiwan. Methods: Thirty-six healthy subjects were recruited for the study. Addenbrooke's cognitive examination III (ACE-III), binocular functions (including objective and subjective refraction, distance and near dissociated phoria, stereopsis, contrast sensitivity, adult developmental eye movement (ADEM), and ocular physiology (by using optical coherence tomography, OCT, and macular pigment measurement, MPS) were performed, and the data were analyzed via independent t -test, chi-square test, Pearson correlation, linear regression, and ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve...
May 6, 2022: Journal of Clinical Medicine