Abstract

Low vision is highly prevalent among nursing home residents, with 37% having visual acuity worse than 20/40 in the better-seeing eye. Differences in causes of low vision between African American subjects and white subjects were noted, with African American subjects more likely to have vision loss on the basis of cataract, a readily treated condition. Appropriate interventions for nursing home residents, who face significant obstacles in accessing eye care services, have the potential to improve the quality of life of this at-risk older population.

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Visual acuityMedicineRefractive errorOptometryMacular degenerationOphthalmologyNear visionLow visionNursing homesGlaucomaImpaired VisionEye examinationNursing

MeSH Terms

AgedAged80 and overBlack PeopleBlindnessCausalityDelawareEye DiseasesFemaleHomes for the AgedHumansMaleMarylandNursing HomesPrevalenceVisionLowVisual AcuityWhite PeopleBlack or African American

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Year
2004
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article
Volume
122
Issue
7
Pages
1019-1019
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650
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David S. Friedman, Sheila K. West, Beatriz Muñoz et al. (2004). Racial Variations in Causes of Vision Loss in Nursing Homes. Archives of Ophthalmology , 122 (7) , 1019-1019. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.122.7.1019

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10.1001/archopht.122.7.1019
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15249367

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