The Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia (the PrOVIDe study): a cross-sectional study of people aged 60-89 years with dementia and qualitative exploration of individual, carer and professional perspectives

• Main Authors: Michael Bowen (Author), David F Edgar (Author), Beverley Hancock (Author), Sayeed Haque (Author), Rakhee Shah (Author), Sarah Buchanan (Author), Steve Iliffe (Author), Susan Maskell (Author), James Pickett (Author), John-Paul Taylor (Author), Neil O'Leary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and dementia increases with age and these conditions may coexist, but few UK data exist on VI among people with dementia. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of eye conditions causing VI in people with dementia and to identify/describe reasons f...