Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study
Purpose. To investigate whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) run a potentially higher risk of developing visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints than age-matched controls with normal vision. Methods. Visual assessments, self-rated visual function, self-rated visual, m...
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| description | Purpose. To investigate whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) run a potentially higher risk of developing visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints than age-matched controls with normal vision. Methods. Visual assessments, self-rated visual function, self-rated visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints, and perceived general health were obtained in 37 AMD patients and 18 controls, at baseline and after an average of 3.8 years later. Results. At follow-up both groups reported decreased visual acuity (VA) and visual function, but only AMD patients reported significantly increased visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints. Decreased VA, need for larger font size when reading, need for larger magnification, and decreased self-rated visual function were identified as risk markers for increased complaints in AMD patients. These complaints were also identified as risk markers for decreased health. For controls, decreased VA and self-reported visual function were associated with increased visual and balance complaints. Conclusions. Visual deterioration was a risk marker for increased visual, musculoskeletal, balance, and health complaints in AMD patients. Specifically, magnifying visual aids, such as CCTV, were a risk marker for increased complaints in AMD patients. This calls for early and coordinated actions to treat and prevent visual, musculoskeletal, balance, and health complaints in AMD patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-40fc55948d2e4f0488bc0b1628b70c452025-02-03T06:05:07ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582016-01-01201610.1155/2016/27071022707102Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up StudyChristina Zetterlund0Hans Olof Richter1Lars-Olov Lundqvist2The Low Vision Centre, Region Örebro County, Örebro, SwedenCentre for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Occupational and Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, SwedenUniversity Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, SwedenPurpose. To investigate whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) run a potentially higher risk of developing visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints than age-matched controls with normal vision. Methods. Visual assessments, self-rated visual function, self-rated visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints, and perceived general health were obtained in 37 AMD patients and 18 controls, at baseline and after an average of 3.8 years later. Results. At follow-up both groups reported decreased visual acuity (VA) and visual function, but only AMD patients reported significantly increased visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints. Decreased VA, need for larger font size when reading, need for larger magnification, and decreased self-rated visual function were identified as risk markers for increased complaints in AMD patients. These complaints were also identified as risk markers for decreased health. For controls, decreased VA and self-reported visual function were associated with increased visual and balance complaints. Conclusions. Visual deterioration was a risk marker for increased visual, musculoskeletal, balance, and health complaints in AMD patients. Specifically, magnifying visual aids, such as CCTV, were a risk marker for increased complaints in AMD patients. This calls for early and coordinated actions to treat and prevent visual, musculoskeletal, balance, and health complaints in AMD patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2707102 |
| spellingShingle | Christina Zetterlund Hans Olof Richter Lars-Olov Lundqvist Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study |
| title_full | Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study |
| title_fullStr | Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study |
| title_short | Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD: A Follow-Up Study |
| title_sort | visual musculoskeletal and balance complaints in amd a follow up study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2707102 |
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