Uncorrected near vision acuity and associated factors in a coastal province in southern China: the Fujian eye cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Near vision (NV) is essential to visual quality of individuals, and could be affected by different factors and changed gradually with the development of society. An update estimates is needed. Our study aims to investigate the age-trends in and sociodemographic characteristics associated with uncorrected near vision acuity (UNVA) in people ≥50 years in southern China.

Methods

A population-based, cross-sectional survey on the eye health status of residents in both inland and coastal areas of Fujian Province, southern China was performed by Eye Institute and Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University. People aged ≥50 years (10,044 subjects) in Fujian province were recruited according to the cluster sampling design by Fujian eye cross sectional study (FJES) gr

SUBMITTER: Hu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature