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A study of contrast sensitivity evaluation in young adults and elderly people with and without diabetes mellitus
Joint Authors
Awad, Khalid
al-Jarushah, Muhammad A.
Abu Imarah, Amir
Source
Journal of al-Azhar University-Gaza : Natural Sciences
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2018), pp.67-76, 10 p.
Publisher
al-Azhar University-Gaza Deanship of Postgraduate Studies & Scientific Research
Publication Date
2018-06-30
Country of Publication
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global major pathology that affects macro and microvascular systems with associated ocular complications, in which reduced contrast sensitivity (CS) is compromised.
Additionally, CS declines with aging.
There is no available data in the literature about the association between age and contrast sensitivity so far in Palestine.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the associations between contrast sensitivity and age; and gender, and compare the contrast sensitivity between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.
Methods: A prospective study was performed using a case-controlled study based on the assessment of subjects attending the Optometry Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Islamic University-Gaza.
The functional acuity contrast test (FACT) was used to estimate the contrast sensitivity in eyes of normal and abnormal subjects.
In this study, the data of 135 subjects were collected in a period between December 2017 and June 2017 by using a convenience sampling method.
Statistical analysis was conducted using Spearman rank in non-parametric data between contrast sensitivity and each variable (IBM SPSS Version 20).
Results: There was a negative association between contrast sensitivity and age for male and female subjects (r=-0.60, p<0.001; r=-0.45, p<0.001) respectively.
Male subjects ≥ 50 years had higher scores of contrast sensitivity compared to female subjects ≥ 50 years (r=-0.34, p=0.008).
However, no significant association was found between male subjects < 50 years compared to female subjects < 50 years (r=-0.10, p=0.43).
Diabetic subjects had a lower value of contrast sensitivity compared to non-diabetic
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jarushah, Muhammad A.& Abu Imarah, Amir& Awad, Khalid. 2018. A study of contrast sensitivity evaluation in young adults and elderly people with and without diabetes mellitus. Journal of al-Azhar University-Gaza : Natural Sciences،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.67-76.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-928368
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jarushah, Muhammad A.…[et al.]. A study of contrast sensitivity evaluation in young adults and elderly people with and without diabetes mellitus. Journal of al-Azhar University-Gaza : Natural Sciences Vol. 20, no. 1 (2018), pp.67-76.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-928368
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jarushah, Muhammad A.& Abu Imarah, Amir& Awad, Khalid. A study of contrast sensitivity evaluation in young adults and elderly people with and without diabetes mellitus. Journal of al-Azhar University-Gaza : Natural Sciences. 2018. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.67-76.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-928368
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-928368