美国视力障碍的患病率
Susan Vitale1, Mary Frances Cotch, Robert D Sperduto
1Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md 20892, USA. sev@nei.nih.gov
JAMA
|May 11, 2006
概括
由于未经纠正的折射误差,数以百万计的美国人视力受损. 通过适当的折射校正,超过1100万个人可以改善远视,突出显示出重大公共卫生需求.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 美国关于视力障碍患病率的国家调查已经有几十年了.
- 了解目前的视力障碍率对于公共卫生倡议至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计美国12岁以上因未经纠正的折射误差而出现远视障碍的人数.
- 评估通过折射校正改善视力的潜力.
主要方法:
- 使用了来自国家健康和营养检查调查 (NHANES) (1999-2002) 的数据.
- 包括13,265名参与者在移动检查中心进行视力评估.
- 视力障碍被定义为远距离视力敏度为20/50或更差的视力障碍,由于未经纠正的折射误差导致的视力障碍被定义为自动折射以20/40或更好为改善的视力障碍.
主要成果:
- 视力障碍的加权患病率为6.4% (约. 1400万个12岁以上的个人).
- 在视力受损者中,83.3%的人可以通过校正达到20/40或更好.
- 超过1100万个人的视力可以通过折射校正显著改善.
结论:
- 未修正的折射误差是美国视力障碍的普遍原因之一.
- 提供折射校正是一个重要的公共卫生工作.
- 解决这个问题可以提高受影响个人的安全和生活质量.
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