Association of objective visual impairment with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adults aged ≥50 years in low/middle-income countries.
Lee SmithJae Il ShinYvonne BarnettPeter M AllenRosie K LindsayDamiano PizzolLouis JacobHans OhLin YangMark A TullyNicola VeroneseAi KoyanagiPublished in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)
Interventions to reduce suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among older adults with visual impairment in LMICs are required, targeting identified mediators, while using tested strategies for suicide prevention per se in LMICs may yield beneficial outcomes.