Prevalence of Refractive Errors in a Multiethnic Asian Population: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Disease Study

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 54; no. 4; p. 2590
• Main Authors: Pan, Chen-Wei, Zheng, Ying-Feng, Anuar, Ainur Rahman, Chew, Merwyn, Gazzard, Gus, Aung, Tin, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Wong, Tien Y., Saw, Seang-Mei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 09.04.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Humans; Interferometry; Male; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Refraction, Ocular; Refractive Errors - diagnosis; Refractive Errors - ethnology; Refractive Errors - physiopathology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Singapore - epidemiology; Singapore

To determine the prevalence of refractive errors in a multiethnic Asian population aged over 40 years and to examine secular trends and racial differences. A total of 10,033 adults (3353 Chinese, 3400 Indians, and 3280 Malays) participated in this study. Refractive error was determined by subjective...