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Br J Ophthalmol 88:365-370 doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.019927
  • Clinical science
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Causes of visual impairment in people aged 75 years and older in Britain: an add-on study to the MRC Trial of Assessment and Management of Older People in the Community

Table 4

Comparison with other population based studies on the causes of visual loss

Study Age Definition of visual impairment Not visually impaired % attributed to:
AMD Cataract Glaucoma Diabetes
Low vision
MRC trial 75+ <6/18–3/60 727 47 45 11 4
Baltimore Eye Study 65+ <6/12–>6/60 134 25 44 3 0
SEE 40+ <6/18–> = 6/60 31 23 10 16 10
Melbourne VIP >65 <6/18–>6/60 21 38 33 10 5
Blue Mountains Eye Study 65–84 <6/12–>6/60 50 32 42 2 8
Rotterdam Study* 75+ <6/18–3/60 170 28 57 2 0
Blue Mountains Eye Study 65–84 < = 6/60 10 70 0 10 0
Blindness
MRC trial 75+ <3/60 249 71 10 14 3
Baltimore Eye Study 65+ < = 6/60 42 38 17 14 2
Beaver Dam Eye Study 40+ < = 6/60 21 57 5 0 10
SEE >65 <6/60 15 40 13 33 0
Melbourne VIP 40+ < = 6/60 24 88 4 0 0
Blue Mountains Eye Study 65–84 < = 6/60 10 70 0 10 0
Rotterdam Study* 75+ <3/60 50 70 8 6 0

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