Self-reported visual difficulties in Europe and related factors: a European population-based cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is a relative paucity of self-reported vision problems data in European countries.

Methods

In this context, we investigated self-reported vision problems through European Health Interview Survey 2, a cross-sectional European population survey based on a standardized questionnaire including 147 medical, demographic and socioeconomic variables applied to non-institutionalized individuals aged 15 years or more in 28 European countries, in addition to Iceland and Norway.

Results

The survey included 311 386 individuals (54.18% women), with overall crude prevalence of self-reported vision problems of 2.07% [95% CI; 2.01-2.14]. Among them, 1.70 % [1.61-1.78] of men, 2.41% [2.31-2.51] of women and 4.71% [4.53-4.89] of individuals aged 60 or more reported to have

SUBMITTER: Leveziel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8451874 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature