Causes of blindness and visual impairment in a population-based sample of U.S. Hispanics

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 109; no. 4; pp. 737 - 743
• Main Authors: Rodriguez, Jorge, Sanchez, Rosario, Munoz, Beatriz, West, Sheila K, Broman, Aimee, Snyder, Robert W, Klein, Ronald, Quigley, Harry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arizona - epidemiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blindness - ethnology; Blindness - etiology; Cataract - complications; Cataract - ethnology; Diabetic Retinopathy - complications; Diabetic Retinopathy - ethnology; Female; Glaucoma and intraocular pressure; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - complications; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - ethnology; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Macular Degeneration - complications; Macular Degeneration - ethnology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Prevalence; Sex Distribution; Vision Disorders - ethnology; Vision Disorders - etiology; Vision Tests; Visual Acuity; United States; North America; America; Arizona; Human; Eye disease; Open angle glaucoma; Etiology; Vision disorder; Blindness; Population; Spanish; Caucasoid; Public health; Ethnic group

To describe the causes of blindness and visual impairment in a population-based sample of Hispanics. A cross-sectional study. A random sample of 4774 Hispanic residents of Santa Cruz and Pima Counties in Southern Arizona aged 40 years and older who participated in Proyecto VER (Vision Evaluation and...