Age-specific prevalence and causes of bilateral and unilateral visual impairment in older Australians: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-273

  Wang, Jie Jin ^a   Foran, Suriya ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Amblyopia; Blue Mountains Eye Study; Cataract; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 0033796842     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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