Trends of Visual Impairment and Blindness in the Singapore Chinese Population over a Decade.
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SUBMITTER: Tham YC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093864 | biostudies-other | 2018 Aug
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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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