Effect of @entity231 surgery on cognition, mood, and XXXX in older adults.

@entity1833 @entity1 @entity227 @entity231
PURPOSE: To assess the impact of @entity231 surgery on cognition, mood, and @entity1833 in a cohort of @entity1 aged 75 years and older. SETTING: Secondary care ophthalmology unit in Northeast England. DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. METHODS: @entity1 aged 75 years or older with bilateral @entity231 and scheduled for @entity231 surgery were recruited consecutively. @entity1 were assessed preoperatively and followed for 1 year postoperatively. Cognition was assessed using the revised Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-R), mood was measured with the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, @entity1833 were elicited using the North East @entity1833 Inventory, and visual acuity was assessed using a logMAR chart. RESULTS: One hundred twelve @entity1 were recruited at baseline; 91 (81%) completed 1 year of follow-up. Significant improvements in ACE-R scores were seen between baseline and 1 year postoperatively (95% confidence interval for improvement, 0.5-2.8; P = .005). Improved cognition did not correlate with improved visual acuity (r = -0.13, P = .22). No significant changes in mood were seen during the course of the study (P = .314, repeated-measures 1-way analysis of variance). Complete resolution of complex @entity1833 occurred in 2 @entity1 after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Small improvements in @entity227 indicate that the benefits of @entity231 surgery might extend beyond visual improvement. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
