Co-relation Between Memory Functions and Vision Impairment Amongst Individuals with Spectacles: A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Background :- Vision impairment includes the weakness in the eyesight, not able to recognize distant objects, difficulty in remembering things, troubling reading and writing which affect the ability in making decisions, carry out particular tasks, and their satisfaction with their memory even having the spectacles and also, using them from long duration. Aim: - To correlate the memory impairment in the people having spectacles Methods - A cross sectional study was carried out among 73 individuals of the age group between 18-25 years. This study was done to find out the correlation between the memory impairment in the people using spectacles. The study included individuals having spectacles, power ranging from 0.5 and above. The Individuals having psychological problems and not wearing spectacles on daily basis were excluded from the study. The outcome measure used for the study was Multifactorial memory questionnaire which includes the components of ability, satisfaction, and strategy. Result: - Spearman Correlation Analysis was used for assessing eyesight of the right side and left side with MMQ scale. The results obtained proved to be statistically non- significant. (p-value >0.05). Conclusion: - The study demonstrated that there was no significant correlation between people wearing spectacles and memory in the young population.