World blindness: a 21st century perspective

HR Taylor, JE Keeffe - British journal of ophthalmology, 2001 - bjo.bmj.com
At this time, the real start of the new century let alone the new millennium, it is a good time to
reflect on where we have been in terms of the prevention of blindness and where we are …

Artificial tears potpourri: a literature review

M Moshirfar, K Pierson, K Hanamaikai… - Clinical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous brands and types of artificial tears are available on the market for the treatment of
dysfunctional tear syndrome. Past literature has focused on comparing the components of …

Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States

DS Friedman, BJ O'Colmain, B Munoz… - Arch …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To estimate the prevalence and distribution of age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and gender. Methods Summary …

Falls and fear of falling: which comes first? A longitudinal prediction model suggests strategies for primary and secondary prevention

SM Friedman, B Munoz, SK West… - Journal of the …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: Previous cross‐sectional studies have shown a correlation between falls and
fear of falling, but it is unclear which comes first. Our objectives were to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees

K Pottie, C Greenaway, J Feightner, V Welch… - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
Health: Deborah Assayag, Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Blake, Beverly Brockest, Giovani
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …

Prevalence of dry eye among the elderly

OD Schein, B MUÑO, JM Tielsch… - American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose To study the demographics and estimate the prevalence of dry eye among elderly
Americans. Methods A population-based prevalence study was performed in 2,520 …

Causes of blindness and visual impairment in urban and rural areas in Beijing: the Beijing Eye Study

L Xu, Y Wang, Y Li, Y Wang, T Cui, J Li, JB Jonas - Ophthalmology, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the causes of visual impairment and blindness in adult Chinese in
an urban and rural region of Beijing, China. DESIGN: Population-based prevalence survey …

How does visual impairment affect performance on tasks of everyday life?: The SEE Project

SK West, GS Rubin, AT Broman, B Munoz… - Archives of …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the association between performance on selected tasks of everyday
life and impairment in visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. Methods Visual acuity and …

Causes of blindness and visual impairment in a population of older Americans: The Salisbury Eye Evaluation Study

B Munoz, SK West, GS Rubin, OD Schein… - Archives of …, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the causes of blindness and visual impairment in a population-
based sample of older Americans. Methods A random sample of 3821 residents of …

Vision impairment and combined vision and hearing impairment predict cognitive and functional decline in older women

MY Lin, PR Gutierrez, KL Stone, K Yaffe… - Journal of the …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To determine the association between vision and hearing impairment and
subsequent cognitive and functional decline in community‐residing older women. Design …