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 |