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
Open Access
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 88 (3) , 365-370
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2003.019927
Abstract
Background: Visual impairment and blindness are common in older people in Britain. It is important to know the causes of visual impairment to develop health service and research priorities. The authors aimed to identify the causes of visual impairment in people aged 75 years and older in Britain.Keywords
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