Relation between Vision Function and Self Care Practices of Older Adults with Cataract

Cataract is the most common age related eye disease in older adults. It affects theirsubjective vision function. Impaired vision functions affect older adult s ability to perform selfcare practices and consequently affect their ability to function safely and independently.Objective: Determine the relation between visual impairment and self care practices in olderadults with cataract. Setting: The outpatient clinic of the ophthalmic center in MansouraUniversity. Subjects: 100 elderly patients, aged 60 years and above and diagnosed withsenile cataract. Tools: Socio-demographic clinical data structured interview schedule,Vision Function Questionnaire and Self care practices of older adults with cataract. Results:Impaired vision function in older adults with cataract affected significantly their ability toperform self care practices of older adults. Conclusion: Being familiar with their own homeenvironment, one half of the study subjects reported no problem with self care practices.Recommendations: Health education about measures that maintain vision function to beprovided by professional nurses in outpatients clinics to enhance self care practices.