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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 52 avhandlingar innehållade orden vision impairment.

1. 11. On vision in old age. A longitudinal study of subjects 70 to 97 years old

   Författare :Birgitta Bergman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; elderly; hearing impairment; intervention; longitudinal study; ocular disorders; old; risk factors; visual ability; visual acuity VA ;

   Sammanfattning : Aims. The main purpose of this study was to investigate different aspects of vision and visual function in old people, like change in vision and visual ability, to study the natural course of eye diseases, assess needs of visual intervention, investigate risk factors for ocular disorders late in life, and also to investigate coexistence between visual and hearing impairments. LÄS MER

3. 12. Aspects on Function in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

   Författare :Christina Winther; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; age-related macular degeneration; macula; macular oedema; rarebit; reading test; reading speed; self-test; smartphone application; vision test; visual acuity;

   Sammanfattning : Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe visual loss among persons ≥ 60 years. AMD can be categorized in one of three stages: early, intermediate, or late. In early AMD visual symptoms are inconspicuous whereas, in the late stage, severe loss of vision is common. Late AMD has dry and wet forms. LÄS MER

4. 13. Visual, musculoskeletal, and balance symptoms in people with visual impairments

   Författare :Christina Zetterlund; Lars-Olov Lundqvist; Hans O. Richter; Tony Pansell; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Visual impairment; musculoskeletal symptoms; balance symptoms; visual enhancing aids; age-matched controls; Surgery; Kirurgi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Worldwide, about 300 million people have some kind of visual impairment (VI). Most people with VI are in the older age range, as visual deficits increase with age. It is not unusual that people with VI suffer both from neck pain or scapular area symptoms and reduced balance, which they consider to be symptoms of old age. LÄS MER

5. 14. From Cradle to Grave : Empirical Essays on Health and Economic Outcomes

   Författare :Elvira Andersson; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; health; mental health; human capital; children; visual impairment; earnings; employment; discrimination; cognitive ability; disability; work pressure; sickness absence; day care; mortality; consumption; liquidity constraints; permanent income hypothesis; health; mental health; children; visual impairment; employment; earnings; discrimination; cognitive ability; disability; work pressure; day care; sickness absence; mortality; liquidity constraints; consumption; permanent income hypothesis;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis contains four independent research papers, which investigate the causal relations between several aspects of health and economic outcomes at different stages of the life course. The first paper investigates the causal effects of maternal deprivation and maltreatment during various periods of childhood on adolescent health and human capital. LÄS MER

7. 15. Congenital and Childhood Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 - the impact on central nervous system, visual and motor function

   Författare :Anne-Berit Ekström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :myotonic dystrophy type 1; children; muscle strength; motor function; autism spectrum conditions; learning disability; adaptive skills; visual impairment; hyperopia;

   Sammanfattning : Background and aims: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disorder, caused by an expanded CTG repeat on chromosome 19. The disorder can present both in children and adults. LÄS MER