Uncorrected Refractive Error in the African American Eye Disease Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Refractive error remains the largest cause of correctable visual impairment in the US. Correction of refractive error will reduce visual impairment and its associated morbidity but also improve quality of life and productivity.

Objective

To determine the burden of and risk factors (RFs) associated with any uncorrected refractive error (UCRE) and unmet refractive need (URN) in a population-based sample of African American adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study, conducted from April 2014 to April 2018, included a population-based sample of self-identified African American participants 40 years and older from 30 contiguous census tracts in Inglewood, California. Participants underwent a complete ophthalmic examination and an in-ho

SUBMITTER: Dhablania N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884949 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature