The prevalence of eye disease in elderly Bengalis in Tower Hamlets

The prevalence of eye disease and uncorrected refractive errors in a group of 167 elderly members of the Bangladeshi community which resides in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets was studied. Of the subjects screened 24.6% were found to have a significant and potentially treatable cause of visual l...

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Published inJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 23 - 26
Main Author GRAY, P. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Royal Society of Medicine 1996
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cataract - ethnology
Eye Diseases - ethnology
Humans
India - ethnology
London - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Ophthalmology
Prevalence
Refractive Errors - ethnology
London
India
Human
Adult
Eye disease
Prevalence
Epidemiology
Ethnic group
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Summary:The prevalence of eye disease and uncorrected refractive errors in a group of 167 elderly members of the Bangladeshi community which resides in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets was studied. Of the subjects screened 24.6% were found to have a significant and potentially treatable cause of visual loss and a further 32.3% were visually handicapped through the presence of uncorrected refractive errors. A high prevalence (53.3%) of cataract was found in the elderly Bengalis. The high prevalence of eye disease in this ethnic minority group, has important implications for health service planning.
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ISSN:0141-0768
1758-1095
DOI:10.1177/014107689608900107