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Eyeglasses

Exposure

5 papers3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 3 independent labs in 3 countries
  • Funders: China Medical Board and 4 more
  • Humans5

Outcomes

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Mortality

no changein humans1

1 study

  1. Eyeglasses have no effect on mortality in humans (aHR 0.82, 95% CI: 0.65 to 1.02).

    “Participants who were wearing eyeglasses/contact lenses or had cataract surgery at baseline did not have significantly higher all-cause mortality (eyeglasses: aHR=0.82, 95% CI: 0.65 to 1.02”

    Humanseyeglasses/contact lenses at baseline vs normal vision6.4 yearsn = 15,808

    Longitudinal associations between self-reported vision impairment and all-cause mortality: a nationally representative cohort study among older Chinese adults

    The British journal of ophthalmologyAug 19, 2022

Associations

2

Visual impairment

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Eyeglasses are associated with visual impairment in humans (AOR 3.94, 95% CI 1.65-9.40).

    “not utilizing eyeglass (AOR 3.94, 95% CI 1.65-9.40)”

    Humansn = 655

    Prevalence and associated factors of visual impairment among adults aged 40 and above in Southern Ethiopia, 2022

    Scientific reportsJan 30, 2024

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Cognitive impairment

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1 study

  1. Eyeglasses lower the risk of cognitive impairment in humans (adjOR 0.69 (95% CI 0.55-0.87)).

    “A protective association between eyeglasses use and cognitive impairment (adjOR 0.69; 95% CI 0.55-0.87) was found in this study.”

    Humans

    The association between visual trajectories and cognitive impairment: insights from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging

    Aging clinical and experimental researchApr 29, 2022

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