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- Title
Vision and visual acuity in an elderly population.
- Authors
Lavery, J. R.; Gibson, J. M.; Shaw, D. E.; Rosenthal, A. R.
- Abstract
The data for this paper were collected during a two-year study of the elderly in the market town of Melton Mowbray. The data show that typically, persons aged 75 years and older have poor uncorrected vision (6/36 Snellen acuity), but good corrected acuity, 73.8 per cent gaining 6/12 binocular Snellen acuity or better. Over 88 per cent were able to read N8 typesize or better, under test conditions. Those with low uncorrected vision were the most likely to possess spectacles.
- Subjects
DISEASES in older people; VISION disorders; VISUAL acuity; VISION testing; OPTOMETRY
- Publication
Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, 1988, Vol 8, Issue 4, p390
- ISSN
0275-5408
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-1313.1988.tb01174.x