Depression in the elderly with visual impairment and its association with quality of life.

As well, the small percentage of elders with significant depressive symptoms (12.9%) might explain why Rovner et al only found a tendency toward statistical significance in their cross-sectional study. 57 The fact that they took into account only the near vision subscale of the NEI-VFQ, which contains items like reading ordinary print in newspapers or difficulty seeing well up close, such as when cooking or sewing, could be another explanation.

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