Presbyopia and Ocular Conditions Causing Near Vision Impairment in Older Adults From the Brazilian Amazon Region

Primer Autor
Rios Salomao, Solange
Co-autores
Cunha, Cristina Coimbra#Berezovsky, Adriana#Furtado, Joao Marcello#Ferraz, Nivea Nunes#Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo#Munoz, Sergio#Watanabe, Sung Song#Sacai, Paula Yuri#Cypel, Marcela#Mitsuhiro, Marcia Higashi#Morales, Paulo Henrique#Vasconcelos, Galton Carvalho#Cohen, Marcos Jacob#Campos, Mauro#Cohen, Jacob Moyses#Belfort, Rubens, Jr.
Título
Presbyopia and Ocular Conditions Causing Near Vision Impairment in Older Adults From the Brazilian Amazon Region
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Revista
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence and causes of near vision impairment (NVI) in a population of older adults from the Brazilian Amazon Region. DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study. METHODS: Cluster sampling was used in randomly selecting subjects 45 years of age and older from urban and rural areas of Parintins city, Brazil. Participants underwent ophthalmic examination, including uncorrected (UCNVA), presenting (PNVA), and best-corrected near visual acuity (BCNVA) from each eye, biomicroscopy, funduscopy, and subjective refraction, including testing with additional lenses for near vision optical correction. A principal cause for NVI was assigned by the ophthalmologist and presbyopia was defined as UCNVA <= 20/40 changing to > 20/40 with BCNVA. Free-of-charge glasses were provided for those in need. RESULTS: A total of 2384 subjects were enumerated and 2025 had reliable NVA measurements from both eyes. The prevalence of NVI in the better-seeing eye was 96.5% with UCNVA, decreasing to 81.1% with PNVA and to 20.5% with BCNVA. Presbyopia was the principal cause of NVI in 71.8%, followed by cataract (16.5%) and pterygium (2.5%), and was associated with younger age and high schooling. Glasses for near vision were prescribed and provided to 1414 (69.8%) participants. CONCLUSIONS: A high prevalence of NVI was detected even in those wearing glasses for near. Prescription and provision of low-cost reading glasses should be considered by Brazilian health authorities to address this easily and promptly correctable form of vision impairment. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO - CNPQ, BRASILIA, BRAZIL, Programa Ciencia sem Fronteiras (Grant # 402120/2012-4 to S.R.S., S.M., and J.M.F., Research Scholarships to S.R.S. and R.B.J.), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, FAPESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Grant # 2013/16397-7 to S.R.S.), SightFirst Program-Lions Club International Foundation (Grant #1758 to S.R.S.), Instituto da Visao, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Fundacao Piedade Cohen (FUNDAPI), Manaus, AM, Brazil.
CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO - CNPQ, BRASILIA, BRASIL, Programa Ciencia sem Fronteiras (Subvención
402120/2012-4 a S.R.S., S.M. y J.M.F., Becas de investigación para S.R.S. y R.B.J.), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, FAPESP, Sao Paulo, Brasil (Subvención
2013/16397-7 a S.R.S.), Programa SightFirst-Fundación Internacional Lions Club (Subvención
1758 a S.R.S.), Instituto da Visao, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil, Fundacao Piedade Cohen (FUNDAPI), Manaus, AM, Brasil.
CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO - CNPQ, BRASILIA, BRAZIL, Programa Ciencia sem Fronteiras (Grant
402120/2012-4 to S.R.S., S.M., and J.M.F., Research Scholarships to S.R.S. and R.B.J.), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, FAPESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Grant
2013/16397-7 to S.R.S.), SightFirst Program-Lions Club International Foundation (Grant
1758 to S.R.S.), Instituto da Visao, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Fundacao Piedade Cohen (FUNDAPI), Manaus, AM, Brazil.
doi
10.1016/j.ajo.2018.08.012
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pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2018.08.012
Categoría OCDE
Ophthalmology
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Oftalmología
Geriatría y Gerontología
Salud Pública y Ambiental
Id de Web of Science
WOS:000452812500015
Título de la cita (Recomendado-único)
Presbyopia and Ocular Conditions Causing Near Vision Impairment in Older Adults From the Brazilian Amazon Region
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Artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
version publicada
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Revista/Libro
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Categoría WOS
Oftalmología
ISSN
0002-9394
Idioma
en
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)
CNPq 402120/2012-4#FAPESP 2013/16397-7#SightFirst Program-Lions Club International Foundation 1758#FUNDAPI
CNPQ 402120/2012-4
FAPESP 2013/16397-7
LCIF 1758
Instituto da Visao
FUNDAPI
FAPESP 13/16397-7
Descripción
CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO - CNPQ, BRASILIA, BRAZIL, Programa Ciencia sem Fronteiras (Grant # 402120/2012-4 to S.R.S., S.M., and J.M.F., Research Scholarships to S.R.S. and R.B.J.), Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, FAPESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Grant # 2013/16397-7 to S.R.S.), SightFirst Program-Lions Club International Foundation (Grant #1758 to S.R.S.), Instituto da Visao, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Fundacao Piedade Cohen (FUNDAPI), Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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