Cataract and barriers to cataract surgery in a US Hispanic population -: Proyecto VER
Cataract and barriers to cataract surgery in a US Hispanic population -: Proyecto VER
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DOI：
10.1001/archopht.123.9.1231
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发表时间：
2005-09-01
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West, SK
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作者：
Broman, AT;Hafiz, G;West, SK
目的：报告视力显著的白内障和白内障手术的患病率，并确定影响白内障手术在美国西班牙裔population.Methods的人口和社会经济因素：Proyecto VER是一个以人口为基础的研究西班牙裔个人，40岁或以上，生活在亚利桑那州南部。单眼测量视力，并进行散瞳眼科检查以确定透镜混浊。视力显著性白内障为。定义为严重程度的不透明和视力低于20/40。风险因素之间进行了比较，谁获得白内障手术在过去和那些有视觉显着的cataracet.Results：在这项研究中的4774名参与者中的大多数是墨西哥血统，2.8%的视觉显着的白内障和5.1%进行了双侧白内障手术。在目前或以前需要手术的人中，有医疗保险（优势比，2.88; P
Objectives: To report the prevalence of visually significant cataract and cataract surgery and to determine demographic and socioeconomic factors that influence use of cataract surgery in a US Hispanic population.Methods: Proyecto VER is a population-based study of Hispanic individuals, 40 years or older, living in southern Arizona. Visual acuity was measured monocularly, and a dilated ophthalmic examination was performed to determine lens opacities. Visually significant cataract was. defined as severe levels of opacity and acuity worse than 20/40. Risk factors were compared between those who obtained cataract surgery in the past and those having visually significant cataract.Results: A majority of the 4774 participants in this study were of Mexican descent; 2.8% had visually significant cataract and 5.1% had undergone bilateral cataract surgery. Among those currently or previously needing surgery, having medical insurance (odds ratio, 2.88; P