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Br J Ophthalmol 84:165-170 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.2.165
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    • Clinical science

Visual acuity measurements in a national sample of British elderly people

Table 4

International comparison of visual impairment <6/18 (including blindness) estimates

Age category NDNS community sample Blue Mountains
eye study17
Beaver Dam eye study22 Melbourne visual impairment project18
65–74 years  2.5%  0.3% 0.7%  1.2% (60–70 years)
75–84 years  7.7%  3.2% 6.0%  2.5% (70–80 years)
85+ years 29.7% 13.6% not included 11.8% (80+ years)

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