RT Journal Article
T1 Vision Impairments in Young Adults with Down Syndrome
A1 Martín Pérez, Yolanda
A1 González Montero, María Guadalupe
A1 Gutiérrez Hernández, Ángel Luis
A1 Blázquez Sánchez, Vanesa
A1 Sánchez Ramos, Celia
AB People with Down syndrome have more visual problems than the general population. They experience premature ageing, and they are expected to also have an acceleration in worsening visual function. A prospective observational study which includes visual acuity, refractive error, accommodation, binocular and colour vision was performed on young adults with (n = 69) and without (n = 65) Down syndrome and on a senior group (n = 55) without Down syndrome. Results showed significant differences in visual acuity between groups (p < 0.001), and it can be improved with a new prescription in 40% of the participants with Down syndrome. Regarding the accommodative state, no significant differences were found between groups of young people. Concerning binocular vision, 64.7% of strabismus was observed in the group with Down syndrome (p < 0.001). Visual abnormalities are significant in young adults with Down syndrome and are different from those of older people without Down syndrome, some of which can be improved by providing the optimal prescription as well as regular eye examinations.
PB MDPI
SN 2411-5150
YR 2023
FD 2023-09-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95567
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95567
LA eng
NO Martin-Perez Y, Gonzalez-Montero G, Gutierrez-Hernandez AL, Blázquez-Sánchez V, Sánchez-Ramos C. Vision Impairments in Young Adults with Down Syndrome. Vision. 2023; 7(3):60. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision7030060
NO Submission received: 2 August 2023 / Revised: 24 August 2023 / Accepted: 8 September 2023 / Published: 10 September 2023
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 ago 2024