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Visual acuity and refractive errors in a suburban Danish population: Inter99 Eye Study.

Kessel, Line ; Hougaard, Jesper Leth LU ; Mortensen, Claus ; Jørgensen, Torben ; Lund-Andersen, Henrik and Larsen, Michael (2004) In Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica 82(1). p.19-24
Abstract
Purpose: The present study was performed as part of an epidemiological study, the Inter99 Eye Study. The aim of the study was to describe refractive errors and visual acuity (VA) in a suburban Danish population.

Methods: The Inter99 Eye Study comprised 970 subjects aged 30–60 years and included a random control group as well as groups at high risk for ischaemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus. The present study presents VAs and refractive data from the control group (n = 502). All subjects completed a detailed questionnaire and underwent a standardized general physical and ophthalmic examination including determination of best corrected VA and subjective refractioning.

Results: Visual acuity ≤ 0.05 was found in one... (More)
Purpose: The present study was performed as part of an epidemiological study, the Inter99 Eye Study. The aim of the study was to describe refractive errors and visual acuity (VA) in a suburban Danish population.

Methods: The Inter99 Eye Study comprised 970 subjects aged 30–60 years and included a random control group as well as groups at high risk for ischaemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus. The present study presents VAs and refractive data from the control group (n = 502). All subjects completed a detailed questionnaire and underwent a standardized general physical and ophthalmic examination including determination of best corrected VA and subjective refractioning.

Results: Visual acuity ≤ 0.05 was found in one eye of one subject and VA ≤ 0.3 in 11 eyes of 11 subjects. The main cause of reduced visual function was strabismic amblyopia. Myopia (≤ − 0.5 D, spherical equivalent refraction) was present in 33.1% of right eyes of the total population but in 56.8% of subjects with a university degree.

Conclusions: Strabismic amblyopia was a significant cause of unilateral visual impairment. Myopia was approximately twice as frequent in subjects with a university degree as in the remaining study population.
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