Trends of Visual Impairment and Blindness in the Singapore Chinese Population over a Decade

We evaluated the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and blindness among Chinese adults in the Singapore Chinese Eye Study (SCES, 2009–2011), and compared the trends with the Tanjong Pagar Survey, Singapore (TPS), conducted a decade earlier. The SCES comprised of 3,353 Chinese adults aged ≥40 years...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2018-08, Vol.8 (1), p.12224-7, Article 12224
Main Authors: Tham, Yih-Chung, Lim, Sing-Hui, Shi, Yuan, Chee, Miao-Li, Zheng, Ying Feng, Chua, Jacqueline, Saw, Seang-Mei, Foster, Paul, Aung, Tin, Wong, Tien Yin, Cheng, Ching-Yu
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Language:English
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Acuity
Adult
Age
Aged
Asian People
Blindness
Blindness - epidemiology
Blindness - etiology
Cataracts
China - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eye
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Prevalence
Resource allocation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Singapore - epidemiology
Trends
Vision Disorders - epidemiology
Visual Acuity
Visual impairment
Visually Impaired Persons
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Summary:We evaluated the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) and blindness among Chinese adults in the Singapore Chinese Eye Study (SCES, 2009–2011), and compared the trends with the Tanjong Pagar Survey, Singapore (TPS), conducted a decade earlier. The SCES comprised of 3,353 Chinese adults aged ≥40 years (response rate, 72.8%). Participants underwent standardized examinations, including measurements of presenting, and best-corrected visual acuity (VA). Bilateral VI (VA 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-30004-9