OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of older spouses' vision impairment on the health and well-being of their partners and to test for gender differences. METHODS Participants were 418 older couples from the Alameda County Study. Vision impairment was assessed in 1994 with a 9-point scale assessing difficulty seeing in everyday situations; outcomes were assessed in 1...

The upper cross syndrome is a postural abnormality with excessive activity of the muscles on the chest and upper trapezius muscles. In this study, upper cross  syndrome in hearing impairment, vision impairment, and normal students is investigated. This descriptive- analytic study was performed on 30 poor vision boys, 30 poor hearing boys and 30 normal boys with mean age 11.76±2.89 years and the...

Editorials The impact of low birth weight on the visual pathway It is well known that the survival of babies born prematurely has increased greatly in the recent past and that low birth weight carries a significant morbidity for ophthalmic problems. However, the impact of low birth weight on childhood vision impairment in epidemiological terms is largely unknown. The article in this issue of th...

BACKGROUND Vision and hearing impairments among elders are common, and cognitive impairment is a concern. This study assessed the association of vision and hearing impairments with cognitive impairment and mortality among long-term care recipients. METHODS Data of 1754 adults aged 65 or older were included in analysis from the Gujo City Long-Term Care Insurance Database in Japan for a mean fo...