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Vision Disability

MedGen UID:
483657
•Concept ID:
C3489704
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disabilities, Vision; Disability, Vision; Vision Disabilities

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Speech and language development and genotype-phenotype correlation in 49 individuals with KAT6A syndrome.
St John M, Amor DJ, Morgan AT
Am J Med Genet A 2022 Dec;188(12):3389-3400. Epub 2022 Jul 27 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62899. PMID: 35892268
Regional difference of genetic factors for congenitals cataract. The results of congenital cataract screening under normal pupil conditions for infants in Tianjin city.
Huo LA, Yang J, Zhang C
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2014;18(3):426-30. PMID: 24563446

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Assessing the prevalence and risk factors of marijuana use in adults with disabilities.
Gimm G, Parekh T, Kitsantas P
Addict Behav 2023 Mar;138:107559. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107559. PMID: 36459827
Prevalence and Unmet Need for Mental Healthcare of Major Depressive Disorder in Community-Dwelling Chinese People Living With Vision Disability.
Zhong BL, Xu YM, Li Y
Front Public Health 2022;10:900425. Epub 2022 Jun 22 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.900425. PMID: 35812506Free PMC Article
Sensory Disabilities and Social Isolation Among Hispanic Older Adults: Toward Culturally Sensitive Measurement of Social Isolation.
Trujillo Tanner C, Yorgason JB, Richardson S, Redelfs AH, Serrao Hill MMY, White A, Stagg B, Ehrlich JR, Markides KS
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2022 Nov 23;77(11):2091-2100. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac001. PMID: 35022736Free PMC Article
Prevalence of disability and associated factors in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, northwest Ethiopia.
Chala MB, Mekonnen S, Andargie G, Kebede Y, Yitayal M, Alemu K, Awoke T, Wubeshet M, Azmeraw T, Birku M, Tariku A, Gebeyehu A, Shimeka A, Gizaw Z
BMC Public Health 2017 Oct 2;17(1):762. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4763-0. PMID: 28969630Free PMC Article
Self-reported hearing, vision and quality of life: Older people in New Zealand.
Zhang S, Moyes S, McLean C, Searchfield G, Welch D, Jacobs R, Kerse N
Australas J Ageing 2016 Jun;35(2):98-105. Epub 2012 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00627.x. PMID: 24521436

Diagnosis

COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Among US Older Adults with Vision Impairment: The National Health and Aging Trends Study 2021.
Almidani L, Swenor BK, Ehrlich JR, Varadaraj V
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2024 Oct;31(5):454-459. Epub 2024 Jan 24 doi: 10.1080/09286586.2023.2301587. PMID: 38265038
Sensory Disabilities and Social Isolation Among Hispanic Older Adults: Toward Culturally Sensitive Measurement of Social Isolation.
Trujillo Tanner C, Yorgason JB, Richardson S, Redelfs AH, Serrao Hill MMY, White A, Stagg B, Ehrlich JR, Markides KS
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2022 Nov 23;77(11):2091-2100. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbac001. PMID: 35022736Free PMC Article
Clinical and imaging features of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Wang Z, Yang J, Liao X, Xie N, Luo M, Tian Y, Yao L, Hu Y, Yi F, Zhou Y, Zhou L, Xu H, Sun Q
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2021 Nov 28;46(11):1241-1250. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.200907. PMID: 34911859Free PMC Article
Self-reported hearing, vision and quality of life: Older people in New Zealand.
Zhang S, Moyes S, McLean C, Searchfield G, Welch D, Jacobs R, Kerse N
Australas J Ageing 2016 Jun;35(2):98-105. Epub 2012 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00627.x. PMID: 24521436
The measurement of vision disability.
Massof RW
Optom Vis Sci 2002 Aug;79(8):516-52. doi: 10.1097/00006324-200208000-00015. PMID: 12199545

Therapy

COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Among US Older Adults with Vision Impairment: The National Health and Aging Trends Study 2021.
Almidani L, Swenor BK, Ehrlich JR, Varadaraj V
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2024 Oct;31(5):454-459. Epub 2024 Jan 24 doi: 10.1080/09286586.2023.2301587. PMID: 38265038
The burden of disabilities in Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional, descriptive study.
Tenaw Z, Gari T, Gebretsadik A
PLoS One 2023;18(7):e0288763. Epub 2023 Jul 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288763. PMID: 37467216Free PMC Article
Assessing the prevalence and risk factors of marijuana use in adults with disabilities.
Gimm G, Parekh T, Kitsantas P
Addict Behav 2023 Mar;138:107559. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107559. PMID: 36459827
Choosing appropriate patient-reported outcomes instrument for glaucoma research: a systematic review of vision instruments.
Che Hamzah J, Burr JM, Ramsay CR, Azuara-Blanco A, Prior M
Qual Life Res 2011 Sep;20(7):1141-58. Epub 2011 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9831-1. PMID: 21203852
N-acetylcarnosine lubricant eyedrops possess all-in-one universal antioxidant protective effects of L-carnosine in aqueous and lipid membrane environments, aldehyde scavenging, and transglycation activities inherent to cataracts: a clinical study of the new vision-saving drug N-acetylcarnosine eyedrop therapy in a database population of over 50,500 patients.
Babizhayev MA, Micans P, Guiotto A, Kasus-Jacobi A
Am J Ther 2009 Nov-Dec;16(6):517-33. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318195e327. PMID: 19487926

Prognosis

Retinal Damage and Visual Network Reconfiguration Defines Visual Function Recovery in Optic Neuritis.
Villoslada P, Solana E, Alba-Arbalat S, Martinez-Heras E, Vivo F, Lopez-Soley E, Calvi A, Camos-Carreras A, Dotti-Boada M, Bailac RA, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Blanco Y, Llufriu S, Sanchez Dalmau BF
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2024 Nov;11(6):e200288. Epub 2024 Aug 30 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200288. PMID: 39213469Free PMC Article
Low-vision rehabilitation in Italy: Cross-sectional data from the Device and Aids Registry (D.A.Re).
Bartolomei F, Biagini I, Sato G, Falchini E, Di Simone A, Mastrantuono C, Micarelli S, Virgili G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;32(4):1942-1946. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1177/11206721221091367. PMID: 35369783
Fear of falling and physical function in older adults with cataract: Exploring the role of vision as a moderator.
Palagyi A, Ng JQ, Rogers K, Meuleners L, McCluskey P, White A, Morlet N, Keay L
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017 Oct;17(10):1551-1558. Epub 2016 Dec 4 doi: 10.1111/ggi.12930. PMID: 27917612
Disability, body image and sports/physical activity in adult survivors of childhood CNS tumors: population-based outcomes from a cohort study.
Boman KK, Hörnquist L, De Graaff L, Rickardsson J, Lannering B, Gustafsson G
J Neurooncol 2013 Mar;112(1):99-106. Epub 2013 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s11060-012-1039-5. PMID: 23354653
Monocular versus binocular visual acuity as measures of vision impairment and predictors of visual disability.
Rubin GS, Muñoz B, Bandeen-Roche K, West SK
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2000 Oct;41(11):3327-34. PMID: 11006221

Clinical prediction guides

Retinal Damage and Visual Network Reconfiguration Defines Visual Function Recovery in Optic Neuritis.
Villoslada P, Solana E, Alba-Arbalat S, Martinez-Heras E, Vivo F, Lopez-Soley E, Calvi A, Camos-Carreras A, Dotti-Boada M, Bailac RA, Martinez-Lapiscina EH, Blanco Y, Llufriu S, Sanchez Dalmau BF
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2024 Nov;11(6):e200288. Epub 2024 Aug 30 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200288. PMID: 39213469Free PMC Article
Low-vision rehabilitation in Italy: Cross-sectional data from the Device and Aids Registry (D.A.Re).
Bartolomei F, Biagini I, Sato G, Falchini E, Di Simone A, Mastrantuono C, Micarelli S, Virgili G
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Jul;32(4):1942-1946. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1177/11206721221091367. PMID: 35369783
Prevalence of disability and associated factors in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, northwest Ethiopia.
Chala MB, Mekonnen S, Andargie G, Kebede Y, Yitayal M, Alemu K, Awoke T, Wubeshet M, Azmeraw T, Birku M, Tariku A, Gebeyehu A, Shimeka A, Gizaw Z
BMC Public Health 2017 Oct 2;17(1):762. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4763-0. PMID: 28969630Free PMC Article
Choosing appropriate patient-reported outcomes instrument for glaucoma research: a systematic review of vision instruments.
Che Hamzah J, Burr JM, Ramsay CR, Azuara-Blanco A, Prior M
Qual Life Res 2011 Sep;20(7):1141-58. Epub 2011 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9831-1. PMID: 21203852
Visual impairment and disability in older adults.
Rubin GS, Roche KB, Prasada-Rao P, Fried LP
Optom Vis Sci 1994 Dec;71(12):750-60. doi: 10.1097/00006324-199412000-00005. PMID: 7898882

Recent systematic reviews

Choosing appropriate patient-reported outcomes instrument for glaucoma research: a systematic review of vision instruments.
Che Hamzah J, Burr JM, Ramsay CR, Azuara-Blanco A, Prior M
Qual Life Res 2011 Sep;20(7):1141-58. Epub 2011 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s11136-010-9831-1. PMID: 21203852

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