Prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in a Japanese adult population : The tajimi study

To determine the prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in a Japanese adult population. Population-based cross-sectional study. Randomly selected residents (n = 3870) of Tajimi City, Japan, who were 40 years of age or older. Of the 3021 study participants (78.1% of 3870 eligible persons),...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Minn.), 2006-08, Vol.113 (8), p.1354-1362
Hauptverfasser:	IWASE, Aiko, ARAIE, Makoto, TOMIDOKORO, Atsuo, YAMAMOTO, Tetsuya, SHIMIZU, Hiroyuki, KITAZAWA, Yoshiaki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Blindness - physiopathology Cataract - complications Cross-Sectional Studies Female Glaucoma - complications Humans Macular Degeneration - complications Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Myopia - complications Ophthalmology Prevalence Vision disorders Vision, Low - epidemiology Vision, Low - etiology Vision, Low - physiopathology Visual Acuity
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