Population-based assessment of visual impairment and pattern of corneal disease: results from the CORE (Corneal Opacity Rural Epidemiological) study

ObjectiveTo characterise types of corneal diseases and resulting visual impairment (VI) in a rural North Indian population.DesignCross-sectional, population-based study.MethodsThe Corneal Opacity Rural Epidemiological study included 12 899 participants from 25 random clusters of rural Gurgaon, Harya...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 2020-07, Vol.104 (7), p.994-998
Hauptverfasser:	Mukhija, Ritika, Gupta, Noopur, Vashist, Praveen, Tandon, Radhika, Gupta, Sanjeev K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age Distribution Aged Blindness Cornea Corneal Diseases - epidemiology Corneal Opacity - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetic retinopathy Epidemiologic Studies Epidemiology Female Humans India - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Population Population-based studies Prevalence Public health Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Sex Distribution Sociodemographics Vision Disorders - epidemiology Visual Acuity - physiology Visual impairment Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	ObjectiveTo characterise types of corneal diseases and resulting visual impairment (VI) in a rural North Indian population.DesignCross-sectional, population-based study.MethodsThe Corneal Opacity Rural Epidemiological study included 12 899 participants from 25 random clusters of rural Gurgaon, Haryana, India to determine the prevalence of the corneal disease in the general population. Sociodemographic details, presence and type of corneal morbidity, laterality, VI (presenting visual acuity (PVA)
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314720