L. Grisell Diaz-Ramirez

Jan 11, 2025 | agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hyundeok Joo |Perioperative Care |L. Grisell Diaz-Ramirez |Catherine Chen

Key points ○ Cataract surgery is associated with better cognition and lower rates of dementia in United States older adults, though whether the surgery itself improves cognition is unknown. ○ In this cohort of 4384 older cataract surgical patients and 4384 matched controls, cataract surgery was associated with an additional 8 (−10 to 26) days of cognitive aging in the year after, compared with the year before, surgery (p = 0.37).

May 31, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Erica Kornblith |L. Grisell Diaz-Ramirez |Kristine Yaffe

Key PointsQuestion  How common is traumatic brain injury (TBI) among older adults in the US? Findings  Over an 18-year study period, this cohort study found that 12.9% of 9239 study respondents experienced TBI. Race and ethnicity, sex, cognition, educational level, and medical conditions were associated with TBI status. Meaning  Findings of this study suggest that incident TBI is common among older adults and may be associated with demographic or social factors.