Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision-Specific Functioning.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding the link between ethnicity and health is critical to making appropriate public policy decisions. Few population-level data are available about this connection, however, including the influence of ethnicity on the association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and vision-specific functioning (VSF).

Objective

To identify the influence of ethnicity on VSF among Chinese, Malay, and Indian patients with AMD.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional, population-based study relied on patients and their data from 3 population-based studies in 3 ethnic groups: Chinese, Malay and Indian. Of 10 033 Chinese, Malay, and Indian adults who participated in the study, 9962 (99.3%) who had gradable fundus images and Visual Function Ind

SUBMITTER: Fenwick EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470419 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature