Prevalence of refractive errors in population aged 50 years and over: The Gilan eye study

Purpose To describe the prevalence of refractive error (RE) and its association with other environmental and health factors among population aged ≥50 years who lived in Gilan, Iran in 2014. Methods In this population-based cross-sectional study, 3281 individuals aged ≥50 years living in Gilan for at...

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Published in:European journal of ophthalmology 2024-03, Vol.34 (2), p.449-460
Main Authors: Behboudi, Hassan, Rajavi, Zhale, Sabbaghi, Hamideh, Katibeh, Marzieh, Kheiri, Bahareh, Yaseri, Mehdi, Moradian, Siamak, Alizadeh, Yousef, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Pakbin, Mojgan, Bouyeh, Aria, Moradi, Amir
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Language:English
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Summary:Purpose To describe the prevalence of refractive error (RE) and its association with other environmental and health factors among population aged ≥50 years who lived in Gilan, Iran in 2014. Methods In this population-based cross-sectional study, 3281 individuals aged ≥50 years living in Gilan for at least 6 months were enrolled. The prevalence of different types of REs including myopia (spherical equivalent (SE)≤-0.50D), high myopia (SE ≤ -6.00D), hyperopia (SE≥ + 0.50D), high hyperopia (SE≥ + 3.00D), astigmatism (cylinder 
ISSN:1120-6721
1724-6016
DOI:10.1177/11206721231184544