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Trends of Visual Impairment and Blindness in the Singapore Chinese Population over a Decade.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and blindness among Chinese adults in the Singapore Chinese Eye Study (SCES, 2009-2011), and compared the trends with the Tanjong Pagar Survey, Singapore (TPS), conducted a decade earlier. The SCES comprised of 3,353 Chinese adults aged ?40 years (response rate, 72.8%). Participants underwent standardized examinations, including measurements of presenting, and best-corrected visual acuity (VA). Bilateral VI (VA?

SUBMITTER: Tham YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093864 | biostudies-other | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Trends of Visual Impairment and Blindness in the Singapore Chinese Population over a Decade.

Tham Yih-Chung YC   Lim Sing-Hui SH   Shi Yuan Y   Chee Miao-Li ML   Zheng Ying Feng YF   Chua Jacqueline J   Saw Seang-Mei SM   Foster Paul P   Aung Tin T   Wong Tien Yin TY   Cheng Ching-Yu CY  

Scientific reports 20180815 1

We evaluated the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and blindness among Chinese adults in the Singapore Chinese Eye Study (SCES, 2009-2011), and compared the trends with the Tanjong Pagar Survey, Singapore (TPS), conducted a decade earlier. The SCES comprised of 3,353 Chinese adults aged ≥40 years (response rate, 72.8%). Participants underwent standardized examinations, including measurements of presenting, and best-corrected visual acuity (VA). Bilateral VI (VA < 20/40 to ≥20/200) and blindne  ...[more]

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