INTRODUCTION To assess the association between sensory and cognitive function, and the potential influence of visual function on cognitive function assessment, in a sample of clients accessing aged care services. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recruited 260 non-institutionalised, frail, older individuals who sought aged care services. Visual acuity was assessed using a LogMAR chart and hearing func...

purpose : up to 70% of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) have aids-related ocular involvements which may severely affect their quality of life caused by visual impairment. this study was designed to investigate the ocular manifestations in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). methods : in this case series study, 41 hiv positive patients were investiga...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment among adults aged > or = 40 years in Nigeria. METHODS Multistage, stratified, cluster random sampling with probability proportional to size procedures was used to identify a cross-sectional nationally representative sample of 15,027 persons > or = 40 years of age from all 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territ...

PURPOSE To provide estimates of visual impairment in people with diabetes attending screening in a multi-ethnic population in England (United Kingdom). METHODS The Diabetic Retinopathy In Various Ethnic groups in UK (DRIVE UK) Study is a cross-sectional study on the ethnic variations of the prevalence of DR and visual impairment in two multi-racial cohorts in the UK. People on the diabetes re...

Abstract A 56‐year‐old man with type 1 diabetes, who had been blind since childhood, was experiencing frequent episodes of hypoglycaemia requiring medical assistance. The use insulin pump therapy or flash glucose monitoring devices not suitable due to the lack accessibility these systems patients visual impairment. With support his secondary care team, he began using Dexcom continuous system, w...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical characteristics, course, and prognosis of optic neuritis in recurrent neuromyelitis optica. METHODS We analyzed 60 patients diagnosed using 1999 Mayo Clinic criteria who were seen between 1985 and 2004 at Hospital da Lagoa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). RESULTS Optic neuritis was the initial feature in 53.3% of patients, most with unilateral disease. Recurrent ...