Correlation between visual acuity and functional performance in aged with cataract

• Autor(a) principal: Macedo,Barbara Gazolla de
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Pereira,Leani de Souza Máximo, Castro,Aldemar N. Brandão Vilela de, Camelo,Jucilene, Sales,Paula Carolina Duarte
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/286
• topic: Elderly, functional performance, balance, mobility, visual acuity.

<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> Visual deficit is often associated to morbidity and mortality in older adults, leading to falls, physical incapacity, difficulty in activities of daily living and depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between age, visual acuity measurement in older adults with cataract and functional performance obtained from Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A transversal observational study was carried out. There were evaluated 99 older adults of both genders, with mean-age of 71 years (± 6,69).<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Even though the TUG time increased with increasing age, there was not observed a correlation between the level of visual acuity and the functional performance (right eye, p = 0,212; left eye, p = 0,066).<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> It is already known that a good visual function is represented not only by the visual acuity, but also by adequate contrast sensitivity and visual clarity, satisfactory depth perception and color discrimination and wide peripheral visual field. Therefore, the measurement of visual acuity alone could not be suitable to indicate a correlation between vision and mobility.</p>