Five-year change in visual acuity and incidence of visual impairment
OphthalmologyPublished 30 December 2002
Suriya Foran, Paul Mitchell, Jie Jin Wang
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This study has documented the 5-year incidence and causes of visual impairment in an older Australian population and found that increasing age was a strong predictor ofVisual impairment.
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This study has documented the 5-year incidence and causes of visual impairment in an older Australian population.
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