Screening for impaired vision in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older in primary care settings

doi:10.1503/cmaj.171430

. 2018 May 14;190(19):E588-E594.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171430.

Screening for impaired vision in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older in primary care settings

Brenda J Wilson¹, Susan Courage¹, Maria Bacchus¹, James A Dickinson¹, Scott Klarenbach¹, Alejandra Jaramillo Garcia¹, Nicki Sims-Jones¹, Brett D Thombs¹; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

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¹ School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Wilson), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Courage, Jaramillo Garcia, Sims-Jones), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Bacchus), and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Lady Davis Institute (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.

PMID: 29759965
PMCID: PMC5953576
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.171430

Screening for impaired vision in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older in primary care settings

Brenda J Wilson et al. CMAJ. 2018.

. 2018 May 14;190(19):E588-E594.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171430.

Authors

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¹ School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Wilson), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Courage, Jaramillo Garcia, Sims-Jones), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Bacchus), and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Lady Davis Institute (Thombs), Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Que.

PMID: 29759965
PMCID: PMC5953576
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.171430

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[1] Freeman EE, Roy-Gagnon MH, Samson E, et al. The global burden of visual difficulty in low, middle, and high income countries. PLoS One 2013;8:e63315. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Freeman EE, Roy-Gagnon MH, Samson E, et al. The global burden of visual difficulty in low, middle, and high income countries. PLoS One 2013;8:e63315. - PMC - PubMed

[3] The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: disability in Canada (89-628-X). Ottawa: Statistics Canada; (updated 2010 Jan. 29). Available: www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?objId=89-628-X&objType=2&lang=en&l... (accessed 2017 Aug 8).

[4] The 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey: disability in Canada (89-628-X). Ottawa: Statistics Canada; (updated 2010 Jan. 29). Available: www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?objId=89-628-X&objType=2&lang=en&l... (accessed 2017 Aug 8).

[5] Maberley DA, Hollands H, Chuo J, et al. The prevalence of low vision and blindness in Canada. Eye (Lond) 2006;20:341–6. - PubMed

[6] Maberley DA, Hollands H, Chuo J, et al. The prevalence of low vision and blindness in Canada. Eye (Lond) 2006;20:341–6. - PubMed

[7] Chan T, Friedman DS, Bradley C, et al. Estimates of incidence and prevalence of visual impairment, low vision, and blindness in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmol 2018;136:12–9. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Chan T, Friedman DS, Bradley C, et al. Estimates of incidence and prevalence of visual impairment, low vision, and blindness in the United States. JAMA Ophthalmol 2018;136:12–9. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Pillay J, Freeman EE, Hodge W, et al. Screening for impaired visual acuity and vision-related functional limitations in adults 65 years and older in primary health care: protocol for evidence review. Edmonton: Evidence Review Synthesis Centre; Available: http://canadiantaskforce.ca/ctfphc-guidelines/overview/ (accessed 2017 July 9).

[10] Pillay J, Freeman EE, Hodge W, et al. Screening for impaired visual acuity and vision-related functional limitations in adults 65 years and older in primary health care: protocol for evidence review. Edmonton: Evidence Review Synthesis Centre; Available: http://canadiantaskforce.ca/ctfphc-guidelines/overview/ (accessed 2017 July 9).

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