Visual impairment and mental health: unmet needs and treatment options
DL Demmin, SM Silverstein - Clinical ophthalmology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose An estimated 2.2 billion people are visually impaired worldwide. Given that age-
related vision loss is a primary cause of vision impairment, this number is projected to rise …
related vision loss is a primary cause of vision impairment, this number is projected to rise …
A global assessment of eye health and quality of life: a systematic review of systematic reviews
Importance More than 1 billion people worldwide have vision impairment or blindness from
potentially preventable or correctable causes. Quality of life, an important measure of …
potentially preventable or correctable causes. Quality of life, an important measure of …
Vision and aging
C Owsley - Annual review of vision science, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Research on aging and vision has increased dramatically over the past few decades.
Changes in our visual capacities in later adulthood have the potential to impact our ability to …
Changes in our visual capacities in later adulthood have the potential to impact our ability to …
Association between visual impairment and depression in patients attending eye clinics: a meta-analysis
M Parravano, D Petri, E Maurutto… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Given that depression is treatable and some ocular diseases that cause visual
loss are reversible, early identification and treatment of patients with visual impairment who …
loss are reversible, early identification and treatment of patients with visual impairment who …
Emotional well-being and adjustment to vision loss in later life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
Purpose: To review perceived emotional well-being in older people with visual impairment
and perceived factors that inhibit/facilitate psychosocial adjustment to vision loss. Method …
and perceived factors that inhibit/facilitate psychosocial adjustment to vision loss. Method …
Social and emotional impact of diabetic retinopathy: a review
E Fenwick, G Rees, K Pesudovs… - Clinical & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
People with vision‐threatening diabetic retinopathy are likely to experience enhanced social
and emotional strain. Critically, those with both vision‐threatening diabetic retinopathy and …
and emotional strain. Critically, those with both vision‐threatening diabetic retinopathy and …
Psychological well-being in visually impaired and unimpaired individuals: A meta-analysis
M Pinquart, JP Pfeiffer - British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This meta-analysis integrates the results from 198 studies that compared psychological well-
being of visually impaired individuals with unimpaired control groups or population norms …
being of visually impaired individuals with unimpaired control groups or population norms …
Effects of self-reported hearing or vision impairment on depressive symptoms: a population-based longitudinal study
Aims. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of either hearing, vision or dual
sensory impairment on depressive symptoms and to identify subgroups that are vulnerable …
sensory impairment on depressive symptoms and to identify subgroups that are vulnerable …
[HTML][HTML] Visual impairment and depression: Age-specific prevalence, associations with vision loss, and relation to life satisfaction
A Brunes, T Heir - World journal of psychiatry, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND To our knowledge, no study has obtained specific estimates of depression
for young and middle-aged adults with visual impairment (VI). As estimates of depression …
for young and middle-aged adults with visual impairment (VI). As estimates of depression …
Impact of retinitis pigmentosa on quality of life, mental health, and employment among young adults
AE Chaumet-Riffaud, P Chaumet-Riffaud… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the relationship between visual function and quality of life, education,
mental health, and employment among young adults with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Design …
mental health, and employment among young adults with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Design …