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Characterization and prevalence of ocular comorbidities and risk of legal blindness across the United States.

Jeffrey ChuJacqueline K ShaiaNeha SharmaMatthew W RussellAleksandra V RachitskayaKatherine E TalcottRishi P Singh
Published in: Eye (London, England) (2024)
This study quantified the prevalence and odds of visual impairment for unilateral and comorbid ocular disease, with the addition of uveitis causing the greatest increase. Black and Hispanic males were disproportionately affected by visual impairment across comorbid conditions.
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