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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Undiagnosed Visually Significant Cataract: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 1, p e0170804 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017.
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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
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