OBJECTIVES To investigate loss of colour vision related to exposure to solvents and the role of three enzyme polymorphisms in modifying the risk in exposed workers. METHODS A sample was studied of 68 male dockyard workers and 42 male community controls with and without neuropsychological symptoms from a previous cross sectional study. Indices of cumulative and intensity based exposure to solv...

This study aims to estimate the association between visual impairment and low vision and sleep duration and poor sleep quality in a national sample of older adults in South Africa. A national population-based cross-sectional Study of Global Ageing and Adults Health (SAGE) wave 1 was conducted in 2008 with a sample of 3840 individuals aged 50 years or older in South Africa. The interviewer-admin...

BACKGROUND We sought to investigate the association between blood pressure levels and prevalence of acquired color vision impairment in middle-aged Japanese men. METHODS Participants underwent color vision testing, ophthalmological examination, standardized interview, physical record examination, and venous blood examination. Cardiovascular disease risk factors were determined based on blood ...

Due to the vision-impaired users commonly having difficulty with mobile-phone function operations and adaption any manufacturer's user interface design, the goals for this research are established for evaluating how to improve for them the function operation convenience and user interfaces of either mobile phones or electronic appliances in the market currently. After applying collecting back 3...

purpose: to evaluate the preschool vision screening program coverage and to assess its validity indices including specificity, negative predictive value (npv), sensitivity and positive predictive value (ppv) and the frequency of treatment for visual impairment. methods: a sample of 906 six-year-old children signed up for primary school registration in the shahrood district (semnan, iran) were r...

This article presents a critical review of the literature surrounding the potential impact of undiagnosed and untreated vision impairment on reading development in the early years of primary school. Despite pre-school screening programmes, it is still possible for children to enter school with undiagnosed, uncorrected vision impairments. This can be due to healthcare access issues for children....

TopicThe magnitude and direction of the association between vision impairment incident dementia cognitive in prospective cohort studies was estimated by systematic review meta-analysis. The global burden associated with then estimated.Clinical RelevanceBecause a predominant proportion is preventable or treatable, investigating its may help to identify an important modifiable factor for preventi...