Taipei Medical University

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Tung-Mei Kuang
------>authors3_c=
------>paper_class1=1
------>Impact_Factor=3.766
------>paper_class3=2
------>paper_class2=1
------>vol=48
------>confirm_bywho=None
------>insert_bywho=wmhsu
------>Jurnal_Rank=6.7
------>authors4_c=
------>comm_author=
------>patent_EDate=None
------>authors5_c=
------>publish_day=1
------>paper_class2Letter=None
------>page2=1037
------>medlineContent=
------>unit=000
------>insert_date=20080312
------>iam=3
------>update_date=None
------>author=???
------>change_event=2
------>ISSN=
------>authors_c=
------>score=500
------>journal_name=Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
------>paper_name=Correctable visual impairment in an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study
------>confirm_date=None
------>tch_id=096076
------>pmid=17325143
------>page1=1032
------>fullAbstract=PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of correctable visual impairment and the quality of life of persons with correctable visual impairment in a metropolitan senior population. METHODS: The study was a community-based, cross-sectional survey of vision and eye diseases among noninstitutionalized subjects aged 65 years and older in the Shihpai community of Taipei, Taiwan. The study consisted of a structured questionnaire followed by a comprehensive standardized ophthalmic examination included presenting and best corrected visual acuity, tonometry, slit lamp biomicroscopy, and direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy. RESULTS: A total of 1361 subjects (response rate, 66.6%) participated in both completion of the questionnaire and ophthalmic examination. The prevalence of correctable visual impairment (presenting visual acuity in the better eye <6/12 that improved to no impairment [>/=6/12] after refractive correction) was 9.55% (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.97%-11.13%). Under multiple logistic regression analysis, older age (>/=75 years; odds ratio [OR], 2.41; 95% CI, 1.56-3.70) and nonemmetropic eyes (myopia; OR, 6.80; 95% CI, 3.77-12.77 vs. hyperopia; OR, 2.13; 95% CI, 1.29-3.51) were significantly related to correctable visual impairment. A higher level of education (OR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.32-0.83) and wearing distance eyeglasses during the eye examination (OR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.12-0.43) were protective factors for correctable visual impairment. Subjects with correctable visual impairment scored significantly lower in the physical functioning dimension of the SF-36 questionnaire (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that approximately 10% of the senior population in the Shihpai district has a correctable visual impairment. Thus, it is important to educate the public about the importance of regular examination and the possibility of improving visual acuity by wearing glasses.
------>tmu_sno=None
------>sno=16740
------>authors2=SY Tsai
------>authors3=W M Hsu
------>authors4=CY Cheng
------>authors5=JH Liu
------>authors6=P Chou
------>authors6_c=
------>authors=Tung-Mei Kuang
------>delete_flag=0
------>SCI_JNo=None
------>authors2_c=
------>publish_area=0
------>updateTitle=Correctable visual impairment in an elderly Chinese population in Taiwan: the Shihpai Eye Study.
------>language=2
------>check_flag=None
------>submit_date=None
------>country=None
------>no=
------>patent_SDate=None
------>update_bywho=None
------>publish_year=2007
------>submit_flag=None
------>publish_month=1
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z