Prevalence and causes of visual impairment among the elderly in Nantong, China

Purpose To investigate the prevalence and causes of visual impairment among adults aged 60 and above in Nantong city, China. Methods A stratified random sampling was used to select the people from eight communities in Xinchengqiao administrative sub-district of Nantong. The eye examinations were con...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eye (London) 2008-08, Vol.22 (8), p.1069-1075
Hauptverfasser:	Li, L, Guan, H, Xun, P, Zhou, J, Gu, H
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Blindness - epidemiology Blindness - etiology Blindness - physiopathology Cataract - complications Cataract - epidemiology China - epidemiology clinical-study Corneal Opacity - complications Corneal Opacity - epidemiology Educational Status Female Humans Laboratory Medicine Lens diseases Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Miscellaneous Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology Prevalence Retinal Diseases - complications Retinal Diseases - epidemiology Sex Distribution Surgery Surgical Oncology Vision disorders Vision, Low - epidemiology Vision, Low - etiology Vision, Low - physiopathology Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose To investigate the prevalence and causes of visual impairment among adults aged 60 and above in Nantong city, China. Methods A stratified random sampling was used to select the people from eight communities in Xinchengqiao administrative sub-district of Nantong. The eye examinations were conducted at the community activity centres. The definitions of visual impairment were based on the pinhole visual acuity (low vision: visual acuity
ISSN:	0950-222X 1476-5454
DOI:	10.1038/eye.2008.53