Open Access<p>Visual Impairment and Mental Health: Unmet Needs and Treatment Options</p>
Author(s) -
Docia Demmin,
Steven M. Silverstein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s258783
Subject(s) - mental health , psychosocial , medicine , visual impairment , psychological intervention , generalizability theory , anxiety , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , psychiatry , population , socioeconomic status , gerontology , psychology , environmental health , developmental psychology , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
An estimated 2.2 billion people are visually impaired worldwide. Given that age-related vision loss is a primary cause of vision impairment, this number is projected to rise with increases in average lifespan. Vision loss often results in significant disability and is associated with a substantial economic burden, reduced quality-of-life, concurrent medical issues, and mental health problems. In this review, the mental health needs of people with vision impairment are examined.