Prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness among 9980 Scandinavian adults: The Copenhagen City Eye Study

To investigate the age-specific prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in an epidemiologic study of an adult Scandinavian population. Population-based, cross-sectional study. The study population was composed of 9980 persons, ages 20 to 84, from the general population of Copenhagen...

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