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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Undiagnosed Visually Significant Cataract: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study.

Authors :
Jacqueline Chua
Blanche Lim
Eva K Fenwick
Alfred Tau Liang Gan
Ava Grace Tan
Ecosse Lamoureux
Paul Mitchell
Jie Jin Wang
Tien Yin Wong
Ching-Yu Cheng
Source :
PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 1, p e0170804 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017.

Abstract

To determine the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of undiagnosed visually significant cataract in an Asian population.The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases is a population-based study where 8,697 adults of Malay, Indian, and Chinese ethnicities aged > 40 years were invited for an eye examination, including lens photograph, to establish cataract diagnosis. Visually significant cataract was defined by Wisconsin Cataract Grading System and a best-corrected visual acuity

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19326203
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
PLoS ONE
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.be36947fb43245768cb267a35338e783
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170804