The prevalence of age-related eye diseases and visual impairment in aging: Current estimates

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  Klein, Ronald ^a   Klein, Barbara E K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related eye diseases; Age related macular degeneration; Cataract; Diabetic retinopathy; Glaucoma; Prevalence; Review; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUSEN; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SENILE CATARACT; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84890343281     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12789     Document Type: Article

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