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Fuller et  al (p. 476) analyzed data from a nationwide cross-sectional survey to examine the relationship between sensory impairments and cognitive and functional difficulties. They found that the estimated nationwide prevalence of self-reported serious vision impairment (SVI) is 2.8%, serious hearing impair ment (SHI) is 6%, and serious dual sensory impairment (DSI) is 1.6% among 7 210 535 individuals aged 45 or older from the 5-year American Community Survey 2011–2015 Public Use Microdata Sample.

Source: Ophthalmology - March 19, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: This issue at a glance Source Type: research