Morbidity survey of blindness and low vision among senior residents in Huaihai communities of Shanghai
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2013.05.020
- VernacularTitle:上海市淮海社区老年人低视力和盲的流行病学调查
- Author:
Bin SHEN
;
Jianfeng ZHU
;
Feng XU
;
Ying SHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Blind;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2013;(5):383-384
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A cluster sampling method was used to select 5 Huaihai communities of Shanghai.All individuals were aged ≥60 years.Visual acuity without correction and presenting acuity with their habitual distance correction were measured separately for each eye.The prevalence of blindness and low vision was 0.49％ and 1.65％ respectively.The leading causes of blindness in a descending sequence included macular degeneration,cataract and retinal vascular disease.
