TOPLINE:
Individuals older than 50 years with bipolar or major depressive disorder were more likely to have retinal disease, and those with a diagnosis of retinal disease and a psychiatric illness were at sharply higher risk for impaired vision than those with retinal disease alone.
METHODOLOGY:
- Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of adults aged 50-89 years with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (n = 160,414; mean age, 65 years), bipolar disorder (n = 391,440; mean age, 63 years), or major depressive disorder (n = 1,962,380; mean age, 67 years), matched with people without psychiatric conditions.
- They also examined how comorbid psychiatric disorders affected vision impairment in patients with retinal disease, focusing on those with schizophrenia (n = 8880), bipolar disorder (n = 22,678), or major depressive disorder…