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Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:255-258, March 2005
© 2005 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Brief Report

Stability of Visual Acuity Measurement in Depression

Barry W. Rovner, M.D., and Robin Casten, Ph.D.

Received July 22, 2004; revised August 24, September 1, 2004; accepted September 8, 2004. From the Dept. of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA. Send correspondence and reprint requests to Barry W. Rovner, M.D., Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Geriatric Psychiatry Unit, 900 Walnut Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107. e-mail: barry.rovner{at}jefferson.edu
© 2005 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Objective: The authors sought to determine whether depression influences the measurement of visual acuity (VA) in older persons. Methods: This was a prospective study, in a geriatric psychiatry inpatient unit. Participants were 32 older patients with major depression. Authors measured VA before and after treatment of major depression, as measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES–D). Results: As depression resolved, there was no significant change in VA from admission to discharge. CES–D scores significantly declined from admission to discharge. VA was not correlated with depression severity (CES–D score) either at baseline or at discharge. Conclusion: This study found no evidence that depression influenced VA testing in older adults. Additional studies in patients with major eye diseases are necessary to evaluate the generalizability of this finding.

Key Words: Depression • Medical Comorbidity • Physical Functioning • Vision






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