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. 2022 Mar 9;269(7):3821–3832. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11014-0

Table 3.

Prevalence of ophthalmological disorders

PD patients, age 60–86, n = 102 OD (%) OS (%)
Ocular surface
 Cornea disease a 6 6
 Blepharitis 2 2
 Dermatochalasis 13 14
 Conjunctivitis sicca (mild-severe) 86 86
 Conjunctivitis sicca (moderate/severe) 27 27
 Conjunctivitis 4 5
Oculomotor
 Experiencing diplopia* 30
 Convergence insufficiency 41 41
 Ocular misalignment 54 50
  Manifest 5 6
Intra-ocular
 Cataractb 17 18
 Lens capsule opacification 3 2
 Pseudophakia 20 19
 Vitreous haemorrhage 0 3
Retina/optic nerve
 Maculopathy c 27 22
  AMD dry 24 20
  AMD wet 0 0
  Diabetic macular oedema 0 0
 Optic nerve disorder d (n = 85/85) 50 52
 Glaucoma suspect e 20 15
  Elevated IOP 1 1
 Retinopathy f 2 1
 Retinal vascular changes 23 28
 Peripheral drusen 10 9
Additional
 Nevus choroid 7 3
 Tilted disc 7 4
 Congenital colour blindness g 5
 Visual Hallucinations 18
 Amblyopia 3

OD oculus dextra, OS oculus sinistra

*Based on the VIPD-Q questionnaire. Not specifically during reading

aGroup of cornea diseases, consists of: cornea scar, verticillate, dystrophy (punctate/erosions are part of the diagnosis of dry eyes),

bCataract clinically significant, total percentage OD with cataract (present of historic):40%, OS: 39%

cGroup of macular diseases, consists of: AMD (age-related macular degeneration), scar, epiretinal gliosis, telangiectasia, macular oedema,

dGroup of optic nerve disorders consists of: optic nerve head drusen, optic nerve head atrophy, optic nerve head pallor

eGlaucoma suspects, CDR (cup-to-disc-ratio) > 0.5 and a typical visual field deficit, IOP intra-ophthalmological-pressure

fGroup of retinopathies consists of: branch retinal vein occlusion, blot bleeding,

gIn the study, population congenital colour blindness occurred in 7% of the men and 0% woman