Simulated visual impairment leads to cognitive slowing in older adults

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1037-1043

  Wood, Joanne ^a   Chaparro, Alex ^a   Anstey, Kaarin ^c   Lacherez, Philippe ^a   Chidgey, Aaron ^b   Eisemann, Jared ^a   Gaynor, Alison ^a   La, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aging; cognitive function; contrast sensitivity, cataract; visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; COGNITIVE TESTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HIGH CONTRAST; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL; OLDER ADULTS; OLDER POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CONDITION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BRAIN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; VISION;

TESTING;

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATARACT; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78650623081     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181fe64d7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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