Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment in a Chinese Adult Population: The Taizhou Eye Study

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 122; no. 7; pp. 1480 - 1488
• Main Authors: Tang, Yating, Wang, Xiaofeng, Wang, Jiucun, Huang, Wei, Gao, Yaping, Luo, Yi, Lu, Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Axial Length, Eye; Blindness - ethnology; Blindness - etiology; Cataract - epidemiology; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Macular Degeneration - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Vision, Low - ethnology; Vision, Low - etiology; Visual Acuity - physiology; Visually Impaired Persons - statistics & numerical data; China

To study the current prevalence and causes of low vision and blindness in an adult Chinese population. Population-based, cross-sectional study. We used a random cluster sampling method and evaluated 10 234 eligible subjects ≥45 years old (response rate, 78.1%) in the Taizhou Eye Study. Examinations...