Impact of uncorrected presbyopia in a multi-ethnic population in Singapore
28-May-16, American Journal of Ophthalmology
The purpose of the population-based cross-sectional study is to examine the prevalence, correlates, and impact of uncorrected presbyopia on vision-specific functioning (VF) in a multi-ethnic Asian population. We included 7,890 presbyopic subjects (3,909 females, age 40–86 years) of Malay, Indian and Chinese ethnicities from the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Disease study.
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One third of presbyopic Singaporean adults did not have near correction. Given its detrimental impact on both near and distance VF, public health strategies to increase uptake of presbyopic correction in younger individuals, males and those of Malay and Indian ethnicities, are needed.