Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment and Blindness in Elderly Population; an Urgent Geriatric Health Issue: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study (TGES).

Hassan Hashemi Mehdi KhabazkhoobFarhad RezvanAbbas Ali Yekta

Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2022)

Many older adults suffer from VI. Correction of refractive errors and cataract reduces a large percentage of VI. Age, education level, and economic status are other determinants of VI.

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