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. 2005 May;95(5):881-6.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.054221.

Causes of visual impairment and common eye problems in Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives

Steven L Mansberger  1 , Francine C Romero, Nicole H Smith, Chris A Johnson, George A Cioffi, Beth Edmunds, Dongseok Choi, Thomas M Becker
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Causes of visual impairment and common eye problems in Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives

Steven L Mansberger et al. Am J Public Health. 2005 May.

Abstract

Objectives: Little information exists regarding the causes of visual impairment and the most common eye problems in American Indians/Alaska Natives.

Methods: We randomly sampled American Indians/Alaska Natives older than 40 years from 3 tribes within the Northwest region.

Results: We found a higher prevalence of visual impairment and normal-tension glaucoma, as well as a lower prevalence of ocular hypertension, in American Indians/Alaska Natives compared with previous results in other racial/ethnic groups.

Conclusions: American Indians/Alaska Natives have a need for vision correction. Future interventions in American Indians/Alaska Natives should include providing spectacles for refractive error, detecting glaucoma, and preventing visual impairment from age-related maculopathy and cataracts.

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