Visual Impairment in Preschool Children in the United States: Demographic and Geographic Variations From 2015 to 2060.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Visual impairment (VI) in early childhood can significantly impair development.

Objective

To determine demographic and geographic variations in VI in children aged 3 to 5 years in the United States in 2015 and to estimate projected prevalence through 2060.

Design, setting, and participants

Descriptive study reporting statistics estimated based on prevalence data from 2 major population-based studies conducted in the United States between 2003 and 2011. Using US census projections, prevalence of VI and cause-specific VI in the better eye were reported by race/ethnicity, state and region, and per capita prevalence of VI by state. The study included preschool children in the United States. Analyses for this study were conducted between February 2016 and March

SUBMITTER: Varma R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710267 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature