Association between functional status and ocular surface disease among local elderly population in Hong Kong.

Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of OSD among our subjects. Lower Barthel index (indicating worse Lawton's instrumental activities of daily living) is associated with worse MGD grading. In elderly with poor functional status, care should be taken to manage their OSD. PMID: 33602022 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Seminars in Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Semin Ophthalmol Source Type: research