“…In the literature, functional limitations and social support are often identified as important factors associated with depressive symptoms among visually impaired older adults (Beekman et al , 1995; Rovner et al , 1996; Lebowitz et al , 1997; Penninx et al , 1998; Hybels et al , 2001; Rovner and Casten, 2002; Guerette and Smedema, 2011; Rees et al , 2013). For example, visually impaired older adults often have serious functional limitations associated with depressive symptoms (Branch et al , 1989; Keller et al , 1999; Brody et al , 2001; Burmedi et al , 2002; West et al , 2002; Jang et al , 2003; Schilling et al , 2011; Hochberg et al , 2012).…”