Aim To investigate the prevalence of, and demographic associations with, uncorrected
refractive error (URE) in an older British population. Methods Data from 4428 participants …

Aims: To identify characteristics of people with clinically relevant undercorrected refractive
errors. Methods: The Blue Mountains Eye Study was a population based survey of 3654 …

Importance Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a common cause of visual impairment, but
its prevalence in groups of older adults who could be pragmatic targets for improving optical …

In 1997, the World Health Organization set itself an ambitious goal to eliminate avoidable
blindness in the world by 2020, with one of the five main priorities being refractive errors. 1 2 …

Background: Detection and treatment of undiagnosed refractive error (RE), with its attendant
functional consequences, is a priority of VISION 2020, the global initiative against avoidable …

Objectives To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of uncorrected refractive error
(URE) in an elderly urban Chinese population in China. Design A population-based cross …

Aim: To estimate the prevalence of visual impairment (VI) due to uncorrected refractive error
(URE) and to assess the barriers to utilization of services in the adult urban population of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence and associations with refractive errors in a defined
older population. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 3654 residents …

Uncorrected refractive error barely features when it comes to reports of global visual
impairment. 1 The reason is simple—the World Health Organization (WHO) definition2 …

AIMS To assess the feasibility of providing a stock of ready made spectacles for correction of
refractive error in the general population. METHODS Data were collected in the Visual …