The association between diagnosed glaucoma and cataract and cognitive performance in very old people: Cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 82-88

  Jefferis, Joanna M ^a,b   Taylor, John Paul ^a   Collerton, Joanna ^a   Jagger, Carol ^a   Kingston, Andrew ^a   Davies, Karen ^a   Kirkwood, Tom ^a   Clarke, Michael P ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

85+; Cataract; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Elderly; Glaucoma; Newcastle; Older people

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE;

EID: 84875290985     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2012.757626     Document Type: Article

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