Impact of cataract surgery on cognitive impairment in older people

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OBJECTIVES: To examine the impact of cataract surgery on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in older people.

METHODS: This prospective observational study included patients aged 75 years and older who underwent cataract surgery between 2019 and 2021. Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and MMSE for the visually impaired (MMSE-blind) were measured to evaluate cognitive function before and 3 months after cataract surgery. MMSE score at baseline was used to categorize patients into dementia (MMSE ≤ 23) and MCI groups (23 < MMSE ≤ 27). Logistic regression models were used to estimate associations between improvement in cognitive function and other factors.

RESULTS: Of 132 patients screened for inclusion in the study, 88 met the inclusion criteria; 39 patients were assigned to the dementia group (mean age, 85.7 ± 4.2 years) and 49 to the MCI group (mean age, 84.2 ± 3.4 years). The MCI group showed significant improvement from before to after surgery in the MMSE score (25.65 ± 1.03 vs. 27.08 ± 1.99, respectively, p < 0.001) and MMSE-blind score (18.04 ± 1.14 vs. 19.41 ± 2.01, respectively, p < 0.001). Cognitive function improved significantly in the MCI group compared with the dementia group (odds ratio, 2.85; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-7.97; and p = 0.046).

CONCLUSIONS: Cataract surgery significantly increases cognitive test scores in older patients with MCI. After cataract surgery, the likelihood of improvement in cognitive function may be highly dependent on a patient's preoperative cognitive state.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:102

Enthalten in:

Acta ophthalmologica - 102(2024), 4 vom: 03. Apr., Seite e602-e611

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoshida, Yuto [VerfasserIn]
Ono, Koichi [VerfasserIn]
Sekimoto, Shinichiro [VerfasserIn]
Umeya, Reiko [VerfasserIn]
Hiratsuka, Yoshimune [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cataract surgery
Dementia
Journal Article
Mild cognitive impairment
Mini‐mental state examination
Observational Study
Older people

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/aos.16607

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366367242