Association of Visual Impairment with Mobility and Physical Function

Abstract

Distant visual function appears to play an important role in physical function, particularly for mobility. An intervention to improve vision in at-risk elders might preserve function and prevent disability; this warrants further investigation.

Relationship between functional vision and balance and mobility performance in community-dwelling older adults

“…Despite these changes, the importance of vision to maintain postural control seems to increase with age (Woollacott 2000). Vision also plays an important role in mobility performance (Salive et al 1994). Therefore it is not surprising that impaired vision has been reported as a major risk factor for falls among older adults (Lord 2006).…”

Longitudinal associations between dual sensory impairment and everyday competence among older adults

“…Research has found a strong relationship between visual impairment and functional disability among community-based older adults, even after controlling for demographic and comorbid health conditions [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. When compared with other physical impairments, visual impairment also has a more severe effect on everyday functioning and is as limiting as terminal cardiac disease in older adults [23].…”

Auto-estima na forma inativa da oftalmopatia de Graves

“…A obsessão pela aparência desvaloriza aqueles que não preenchem o ideal concebido e estigmatiza aqueles com deformidades visíveis (12) . A diminuição da capacidade visual em geral também tem grande impacto na capacidade funcional diária e no bem-estar dos pacientes (13)(14) . Nas últimas décadas, o interesse crescente da comunidade científi-ca e de todo o setor de saúde em questões de qualidade de vida levou a um desenvolvimento marcante desse conceito (15) .…”