Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Shanxi Province, China

• Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 239 - 245
• Main Authors: Li, Tong, Du, Liping, Du, Lingzhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blindness; Blindness - epidemiology; Blindness - etiology; Cataract - complications; Cataract - epidemiology; causes; Child; Child, Preschool; China; China - epidemiology; Choroid Diseases - complications; Choroid Diseases - epidemiology; Corneal Diseases - complications; Corneal Diseases - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Refractive Errors - complications; Refractive Errors - epidemiology; Retinal Diseases - complications; Retinal Diseases - epidemiology; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Sex Distribution; Shanxi Province; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Visual Acuity - physiology; visual impairment; Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data; China; visual impairment; prevalence; Shanxi Province; China; Blindness; causes
• ISSN: 0928-6586; 1744-5086; 1744-5086
• DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2015.1009119

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in Shanxi Province, China. Methods: Data were obtained from the Second National Sampling Survey of Disability conducted in 2006. Blindness and visual impairment were defined as best corrected visual acuity <3/60 and...