AIM To describe predictors of mortality in the 5 year follow up of the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project (VIP) cohort. METHODS The Melbourne VIP was a population based study of the distribution and determinants of age related eye disease in a cluster random sample of Melbourne residents aged 40 years and older. Baseline examinations were conducted between 1992 and 1994. In 1997, 5 year foll...

PURPOSE Epidemiologic evaluation and investigating the causes of visual impairment in any society is a matter of concern and has a direct effect on the country's health care planning. In this study we describe causes of low vision and blindness in Iranian patients referred to rehabilitation clinics for taking vision aids. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, visual acuity was classified bas...

BACKGROUND Previously reported data has guided the treatment and prevention of blindness. This study aimed to evaluate the current prevalence and causes of visual impairment among adults who were 50 years old and older in the Binhu District of Wuxi City, China. MATERIAL AND METHODS A randomized sample of stratified clusters was used to analyze individuals from 30 basic sampling units in Wuxi Bi...

Objective We investigated cross-sectional gender-specific associations with vision, hearing, and both (dual) impairment depression chronic anxiety using a large representative sample of Spanish adults. Methods The present study utilized data from the National Health Survey 2017. A total 23,089 adults (15–103 years, 45.9% men) participated in this survey. Participants self-reported whether they ...

The frequency of reversible and irreversible visual impairment was determined in children with severe and profound sensorineural deafness, as subnormal vision can adversely affect their educational and social development. Eighty three of 87 such children attending an audiology service were examined to assess the incidence and severity of visual impairment. Each child underwent a detailed ophtha...

BACKGROUND Paralympic sports provide opportunities for those who have an impairment that might otherwise be a barrier to participation in regular sporting competition. Rifle shooting represents an ideal sport for persons with vision impairment (VI) because the direction of the rifle can be guided by auditory information when vision is impaired. However, it is unknown whether those with some rem...

CONTEXT The prevalence of visual impairment in the US public has not been surveyed nationally in several decades. OBJECTIVE To estimate the number of US individuals aged 12 years or older who have impaired distance vision due to uncorrected refractive error. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using a multistage probability sampli...

Eight percent of men are affected by color vision impairment – they have difficulties distinguishing between colors and thus confuse certain colors that the majority of people see readily. Designers of maps and information graphics cannot disregard the needs of this relatively large group of media consumers. This article discusses the most common forms of color vision impairment, and introduces...

INTRODUCTION Presbyopia is an important cause of avoidable visual disability. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of near vision impairment and spectacle coverage among middle and older-aged adults in rural Nepal. MATERIALS AND METHODS The surveys was carried out among the people of age 35 and over in randomly-selected cluster samples in rural settings of Kaski district of western Nepal, N...