articleArchives of OphthalmologyApr 1, 2004BRONZE OA

Causes and Prevalence of Visual Impairment Among Adults in the UnitedStates

TEThe Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group*
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Abstract

Objectives

To estimate the cause-specific prevalence and distribution of blindness and low vision in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and gender, and to estimate the change in these prevalence figures over the next 20 years.

Methods

Summary prevalence estimates of blindness (both according to the US definition of

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Keywords
  • Visual impairment
  • Medicine
  • Demography
  • Ethnic group
  • Population
  • Macular degeneration
  • Visual acuity
  • Blindness
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