Ryan Eyn Kidd Man1, Alfred Tau Liang Gan2, Eva K Fenwick1, Preeti Gupta2, Sahil Thakur2, Xiao Ling Fang2, Ching-Yu Cheng3, Tien Yin Wong3, Ecosse L Lamoureux4. 1. Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore. 2. Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore. 3. Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; National University of Singapore, Singapore. 4. Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: ecosse.lamoureux@seri.com.sg.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Visual impairment (VI) can have a detrimental impact on vision-related quality of life (VRQoL), but it is still unclear how this relationship varies with age across the VI spectrum. We determined the age-stratified, cross-sectional, and longitudinal associations between VI severity and VRQoL. DESIGN: The baseline and follow-up Singapore Chinese Eye Studies (SCES-1/-2; 2009-2011 and 2015-2017). PARTICIPANTS: A total of 3068 SCES-1 participants (mean age [standard deviation {SD}]: 59.5 [9.8] years; 50.2% female) and 1919 SCES-2 participants (mean age [SD]: 56.8 [8.3] years; 49.9% female). METHODS: Visual impairment was defined as visual acuity (VA) of > 0.3 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) units; VI severity as mild-moderate (logMAR scores less than the median of all individuals with VI) and severe (logMAR scores median or greater); and VI incidence as VI absence at baseline, but evident at follow-up. Age was stratified into 40 to 49 years, 50 to 64 years, and ≥65 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Rasch-transformed scores from the 32-item Impact of Visual Impairment (IVI) questionnaire were used to measure the "Reading," "Mobility," and "Emotional" domains of VRQoL. Multiple linear regression models determined the age-stratified associations of prevalent and incident VI with all 3 VRQoL outcomes, adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS: Of the 807 persons with prevalent VI, 55.9% had mild-moderate and 44.1% had severe VI. Compared with no VI, age-stratified analyses showed that VRQoL decrements were significant only in the older age groups (mild-moderate VI: 6.2% and 8.1% reduction in Mobility and Reading scores in those aged ≥ 65 years; severe VI: 8.5% to 13.4% reductions in the 3 VRQoL scores in those aged ≥ 50 years). This interaction with older age became more pronounced with incident VI (N = 168), where decrements in all 3 VRQoL domains were evident only in those aged ≥65 years compared with persons without incident VI. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the VI-VRQoL associations are driven mainly by older individuals aged ≥65 years, highlighting the need for effective regular screening and early intervention modalities to prevent the presence and onset of VI, and subsequent VRQoL declines, in these individuals.
PURPOSE:Visual impairment (VI) can have a detrimental impact on vision-related quality of life (VRQoL), but it is still unclear how this relationship varies with age across the VI spectrum. We determined the age-stratified, cross-sectional, and longitudinal associations between VI severity and VRQoL. DESIGN: The baseline and follow-up Singapore Chinese Eye Studies (SCES-1/-2; 2009-2011 and 2015-2017). PARTICIPANTS: A total of 3068 SCES-1 participants (mean age [standard deviation {SD}]: 59.5 [9.8] years; 50.2% female) and 1919 SCES-2 participants (mean age [SD]: 56.8 [8.3] years; 49.9% female). METHODS:Visual impairment was defined as visual acuity (VA) of > 0.3 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) units; VI severity as mild-moderate (logMAR scores less than the median of all individuals with VI) and severe (logMAR scores median or greater); and VI incidence as VI absence at baseline, but evident at follow-up. Age was stratified into 40 to 49 years, 50 to 64 years, and ≥65 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Rasch-transformed scores from the 32-item Impact of Visual Impairment (IVI) questionnaire were used to measure the "Reading," "Mobility," and "Emotional" domains of VRQoL. Multiple linear regression models determined the age-stratified associations of prevalent and incident VI with all 3 VRQoL outcomes, adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS: Of the 807 persons with prevalent VI, 55.9% had mild-moderate and 44.1% had severe VI. Compared with no VI, age-stratified analyses showed that VRQoL decrements were significant only in the older age groups (mild-moderate VI: 6.2% and 8.1% reduction in Mobility and Reading scores in those aged ≥ 65 years; severe VI: 8.5% to 13.4% reductions in the 3 VRQoL scores in those aged ≥ 50 years). This interaction with older age became more pronounced with incident VI (N = 168), where decrements in all 3 VRQoL domains were evident only in those aged ≥65 years compared with persons without incident VI. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the VI-VRQoL associations are driven mainly by older individuals aged ≥65 years, highlighting the need for effective regular screening and early intervention modalities to prevent the presence and onset of VI, and subsequent VRQoL declines, in these individuals.
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